Cleveland Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Garden of the Righteous

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020

1. Garden of the Righteous Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In honor of those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust

1992 Jan Karski Poland • 1993 Preben Munch-Nielsen Denmark • 1994 Raoul Wallenberg Sweden • 1995 Marion Pritchard Netherlands • 1996 Germaine Belline Belgium • 1997 Eugene de Thassy Hungary • 1998 Sabina Kazimierczyk Poland • 1999 Magdalena Horvath Hungary • 2000 Vasilis Persedis Greece • 2001 Bruno Rozentals Latvia • 2002 The Madna Family Netherlands • 2003 Gauvin Family France • 2004 Giuliana Lestini Italy • 2005 Magdelena Stroe Romania • 2006 Jaap Penraat Netherlands • 2007 Heinz Drossel Germany • 2008

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Khaled Abdul-Wahab Tunisia • 2009 Georges Ranson Belgium • 2010 Father Bruno, O.S.B. Belgium • 2011 Jose Arturo Castellanos El Salvador • 2012 Tina Strobos Netherlands • 2013 Irena Sendler Poland • 2014 Natalia Szczepaniak Poland • 2014 Alicja Schnepf Poland • 2015 Aristides de Sousa Mendes Portugal • 2016 Archbishop Ioakim Alexopoulos Greece • 2017 The Veseli Family Albania • 2018 Captain Gustav Schroeder Greece • 2019 Sir Nicholas Winton Great Britain

יהי שמם ברכה
"May their names be for a blessing"

Erected 1992 by Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.

Location.

Close up of the left plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020

2. Close up of the left plaque

38° 56.218′ N, 77° 3.51′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Cleveland Park. It is at the intersection of Quebec Street Northwest and Porter Street Northwest on Quebec Street Northwest. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2850 Quebec St NW, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 3524 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Broadmoor (about 400 feet away); Commerce (about 400 feet away); Bungalow (about 700 feet away); Queen Anne Style (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sherman Cottages (approx. ¼ mile away); Roma Restaurant (approx. ¼ mile away); Causeway at Tregaron (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Additional keywords. the resistance, the Holocaust, genocide

Close up of the right plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020

3. Close up of the right plaque

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020

4. Garden of the Righteous Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.