Following the occupation of Belgium by Nazi Germany, Israel Mizrahi, cantor of a synagogue in Antwerp, was deported to the Mechelen camp with his wife Esther and their two children Yosef and Lilly. Thinking that they would return soon, they locked their house and handed the keys to the Gestapo.
Sunday to Thursday: 09:00-17:00
Fridays and Holiday eves: 09:00-14:00
Yad Vashem is closed on Saturdays and all Jewish Holidays.
Entrance to the Holocaust History Museum is not permitted for children under the age of 10. Babies in strollers or carriers will not be permitted to enter.