The Book of Names

[1] The idea to establish the Book of Names stemmed from people coming to the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem and wanting to physically touch the Pages of Testimony, to embody the commemoration - which was not possible since the pages are archival sources under preservation.

It emphasizes their quantity alongside their individuality by dispelling the anonymity of each name and briefly focusing on the life journey of the person who bore it, separately from the whole for a fleeting moment.

It is displayed in a permanent exhibition in Block 27 at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, at the final station.

On January 26, on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it was exhibited at the United Nations headquarters, attended by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan, and Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Danny Dayan.

At Yad Vashem, it is accessible for reading in a permanent hall with wooden benches placed along its walls, away from the book's two ends.