Road Blog: Barack Obama at Yad Vashem

post from Obama HQ on 23 July 2008 01:15:04 PM. © Obama HQ

After a busy morning of meetings, Senator Obama toured Yad Vashem, just outside Jerusalem.

Yad Vashem is a museum dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and its victims.

Senator Obama laid a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance, and shared his thoughts in the museum's guest book:

I am grateful to Yad Vashem and all of those responsible for this remarkable institution.

At a time of great peril and promise, war and strife, we are blessed to have such a powerful reminder of man’s potential for great evil, but also our capacity to rise from tragedy and remake our world. Let our children come here, and know this history, so they can add their voices to proclaim “never again”. And may we remember those who perished, not only as victims but also as individuals who hoped and loved and dreamed like us, and who have become symbols of the human spirit.

Senator Obama also made remarks following his tour that you can watch below...

Arun Chaudhary
July 23rd , 2008
Jerusalem, Israel