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Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In Remembrance of the Holocaust

1933 • 1945

— "Lest We Forget" —

 
 
In Remembrance of the Holocaust Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 16, 2017
1. In Remembrance of the Holocaust Marker
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
 
Location. 41° 24.7′ N, 75° 39.334′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Jefferson Avenue east of Olive Street, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is at the Jewish Community Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 601 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton PA 18510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kate Chapman (within shouting distance
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of this marker); "A State of Giving, A City of Hope" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Century Club of Scranton (within shouting distance of this marker); Ninth Ward World War II Honor Roll (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scranton Central High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral (approx. Ό mile away); Houlihan - McLean Center (approx. Ό mile away); The Dream (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
 
Also see . . .
1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (Submitted on April 28, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Yad Vashem. (Submitted on April 28, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
In Remembrance of the Holocaust Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 16, 2017
2. In Remembrance of the Holocaust Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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