Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi (YBZ) is an official institution, established by state law, whose aim is to continue the Zionist, cultural, educational and scholarly endeavors of President Izhak Ben-Zvi. YBZ is located on the site of Izhak and Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi’s residence in Jerusalem.
YBZ shall be the leading institution, in Israel and abroad, engaging in the study of Jerusalem, of the Land of Israel and its settlement, and of Jewish Communities in the East. YBZ shall lead in the distribution and dissemination of knowledge and scholarship in these areas.
YBZ shall act to study, reveal, preserve and impart the knowledge pertaining to these subjects in a variety of innovative ways to the members of the general public of all ages and from all walks of life, while aspiring to excellence and respect for a diversity of opinions.
YBZ shall work to accomplish these goals while collaborating with public and private institutions in Israel and abroad, with an emphasis on Jewish communities in the diaspora.
YBZ’s actions and activities shall be guided by love and respect for our fellow man, the nation and the country, and shall be conducted in a spirit of humility and simplicity.