European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Israel two of the statues at the mount of remembrance above and right. Young schoolchildren visiting the memorial Are accompanied by gun carrying  photos by Bob Klose mount of remembrance the passage of time and the impression made by the ancient architectural achievements provide visitors to Masada a Buffer against the tragedy of the mass deaths there nearly 2,000 years ago. You will find no such Comfort at the mount of remembrance in Southwest Jerusalem where the deaths of 6 million jews during the holocaust Are painfully and poignantly remembered. S a mount of remembrance had Washem har Hazi Karon is Israel s National memorial to the jewish victims of nazi Germany. It is the largest holocaust Archive in the world. Established under a 1953 Law of the Knesset or parliament it is a massive collection of material and information on the Rise of Adolf Hitler and the deaths of his jewish victims a individuals and institutions and culture. It is charged with perpetuating the victims memories and educating the world about the holocaust. The Hillside grounds Are surrounded by a series of sculptures. Visitors walk to the main museum flanked by Trees planted for gentiles who risked and sometimes lost their lives to protect jew s. The Large museum contains a display of photographs telling again the Story of the Rise of the nazi in Germany and the beginning of the persecution of the jews. The meandering exhibit leads to the inevitable conclusion for the 6 million and then Rescue and liberation of the survivors. To the rear of this building is Art created by victims while being held in Hitler s death Camps. A collection of jewish religious objects is maintained in the hallway leading to the Hall of names a registry of the victims. A memorial Cave provides tombstones for holocaust victims whose bodies were burned in the Camps crematoriums and a separate Hall of remembrance containing ashes of the dead offers daily commemorative services. The memorial might revisit areas of history for some guests especially those who have seen other holocaust j memorials or Are Well read on world War ii history. But this memorial should not be missed 1 the magnitude and cruelty of the holocaust Are grimly reflected in the children s memorial Carden built for the 1.5 million jewish children who perished in the 12 years hitter was in Power. Upon entering the silent underground Structure visitors Are confronted with three dimensional portraits of child victims. Then a hallway winds through a dark night illuminated by the Teardrop flames of five burning candles multiplied to an infinite number by a series of mirrors. A recording of men s and women s voices announcing the names and Homes of the children reminds visitors they were More than numbers. The mount of remembrance is open sunday through thursday from 9 . To 5 . It closes at 2 . On Friday and is dosed All Day saturday. Hikers make the Steep descent at Masada. March 4f 1993 stripes Magazine