Yad Kennedy ( ) , located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near Jerusalem , Israel , is a memorial to John F. Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , who was assassinated in Dallas , Texas in 1963 . The memorial is shaped like the stump of a felled tree , symbolizing a life cut short . Inside is a bronze relief of Kennedy , with an eternal flame burning in the center . It is encircled by 51 concrete columns , one for each of the 50 states in the United States plus one for Washington , D.C. , that nation 's capital . The emblems of the states ( and of the District of Columbia ) are displayed on each of the columns , and the columns are separated by slim panels of glass . The monument measures approximately in circumference around its base , and there is space within the memorial for approximately 100 visitors at a time . The monument was built in 1966 with funds donated by American Jewish communities
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