Upper West Side in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
American Memorial to Six Million Jews of Europe
Photographed by Larry Gertner, March 27, 2013
1. American Memorial to Six Million Jews of Europe plaque
This is the site for the American memorial to the heroes of the Warsaw ghetto battle
April-May 1943
and to the six million Jews of Europe martyred in the cause of human liberty
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.
Location. 40° 47.287′ N, 73° 58.94′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Upper West Side. It can be reached from Riverside Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 83rd Street Esplanade, New York NY 10024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Plaza (here, next to this marker); Volunteer of America Centennial Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); George Herman Ruth (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorothy Parker (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Saxony (approx. Ό mile away); Where Poe Wrote The Raven (approx. Ό mile away); George Herman "Babe" Ruth (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . Warsaw Ghetto Memorial. Riverside Park Conservancy (Submitted on April 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
this page online
Photographed by Larry Gertner, March 27, 2013
2. Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Plaza
The plaque is in the enclosed area
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
