Internal area includes bust of Kennedy, eternal light, memorial wall inscribed with excerpts of Kennedy's speeches, and library of photographs and documents related to US-Israel relations until time of Kennedy's death
Yad Kennedy (Hebrew: יד קנדי, Kennedy Memorial), located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near Jerusalem, is a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963. The 60-foot high (18 m) memorial is shaped like the stump of a felled tree, symbolizing a life cut short.[1] Inside is a bronze relief of Kennedy, with an eternal flame burning in the center.[1][2] It is encircled by 51 concrete columns, one for each of the 50 states in the United States plus one for Washington, D.C., the United States capital.[3] The emblems of the states (and of the District of Columbia) are displayed on each of the columns,[3] and the columns are separated by slim panels of glass.[4] The monument measures approximately 250 feet (76 m) in circumference around its base,[4] and there is space within the memorial for approximately 100 visitors at a time.[3] The monument was built in 1966 with funds donated by American Jewish communities.[1]
Yad Kennedy and its adjoining picnic grounds are part of the John F. Kennedy Peace Forest.[5]
Yad Kennedy at sunset
^ abcFeron, James (5 July 1966). "Warren dedicates Kennedy Memorial in Israel" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^"Kennedy Memorial". Go Jerusalem. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ abc"July 4 Rites Open Kennedy Shrine". The Jewish Chronicle. 1 July 1966. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ ab"1966 newsreel describing the memorial". YouTube. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^Frommer's. "Side Trips". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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