The website of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial institution in Jerusalem opened a virtual wall of remembrance for victims of the Shoah on the Facebook social site on Thursday, a week ahead of the international day for remembering the Holocaust.
Dana Porat, who manages the site, said that Yad Vashem views the creation of the wall as "a special opportunity for Facebook users from around the world to take part in the memorial project in a way that is relevant to them. It's an excellent platform, through which it will be possible to expose new communities to the memory of the Holocaust and create new, more varied, possibilities for dialog and involvement."