museum at the main entrance to Mt. Herzl, offers a glimpse into the life of Theodor Herzl, the man behind the dream of a Jewish homeland. Yad Vashem Yad Vashem is in the western region of Mount Herzl on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, 804 meters above sea level and adjacent to the Jerusalem Forest. Yad Vashem is complex containing two types of sites - memorial museums and monuments, and a research institute. Memorial sites include the Holocaust History Museum and the Museum of Holocaust Art; indoor memorials such as the Children's Memorial and the Hall of Remembrance; outdoor commemorative sites such as the Valley of the Communities, the Cattle Car memorial and various sculptures; and a synagogue. The Holocaust research facilities are grouped around a research institute and include archives, a library, publishing house and an educational center, The International School for Holocaust Studies. Yad Vashem honours non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust, at great personal risk, as the "Righteous among the Nations". The Memorial Path, leading from the entrance of Yad Vashem up to the Mount Herzl national cemetery, was established in 2003 and includes plaques that mark important events from the beginning of Zionism until the creation of the state of Israel. Zionism study center In 2010, work began on a Zionism Studies Center next to the Herzl museum, with the opening scheduled for 2013. Archaeology Mitspe Karem () is an archaeological park located in the Jerusalem Forest on the west side of the Mount of Remembrance, near the Yad Vashem museum. There are finds from various periods, including the Early Bronze Age, Iron Age, possibly Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine period. Official ceremonies on Mount Herzl Memorial Day ceremony for Israel's Fallen Soldiers Memorial Day Ceremony for Victims of Terrorism, held at the memorial of terror in Israel Seventh of Adar ceremony for fallen soldiers whose resting place is unknown, held in Garden of the Missing Soldiers Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl Plaza Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem See also List of memorials and monuments at Mount Herzl List of National Cemeteries by country References External links Mount Herzl in "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" site Mount Herzl on WikiMapia Find a grave on Mount Herzl Simulation of the National Memorial Hall on YNET website Mount Herzl: The Creation of Israel's National Cemetery, Maoz Azaryahu Mount Herzl Disaster in Haaretz site the