- Yad Kennedy
Yad Kennedy located near
Jerusalem ,Israel is a memorial toJohn F. Kennedy ,President of the United States , who was assassinated in 1963.The memorial, 60 feet high, is shaped like a felled tree trunk, symbolizing a life cut short. Inside is a bust of
John F. Kennedy , with aneternal flame burning in the center. It is encircled by 51 columns, each bearing the emblem of a state (50 states and the District of Columbia). [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1170359813531&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter] The monument was built in 1966 with funds donated by Jewish communities in the USA.It was designed by the Israeli architect David Resnick. [ [http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/print.php?id=287&from=article The Jerusalem Foundation ] ]
The site is located seven miles from downtown
Jerusalem , in the same general direction asHadassah Medical Center . It is reached by following the winding mountain roads past Ora andAminadav . The monument and adjoining picnic grounds are part of the John F. Kennedy Peace Forest.References
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