Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Six Pillars
Welcome to the Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial Plaza. The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation renovated this site in 2018 to promote awareness of and dialogue about the bloodiest genocide of the twentieth century.
The pillars before you memorialize the six million Jewish victims murdered by Nazi Germany and its Collaborators.
The texts on the pillars are presented in pairs. Each pair chronicles an atrocity of the Holocaust and contrasts it with American constitutional protections and values established here in Philadelphia. Together, these pairs of text proclaim that, so long as the people of the United States remain faithful to the Constitution and tolerant of each other, a genocide like the Holocaust will not occur here.
The texts are presented in chronological order of the events of the Holocaust, beginning with the pair titled "Human Equality" and "The Master Race."
Erected 2018 by USC Shoah Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2018.
Location. 39° 57.304′ N, 75° 10.038′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Freedom of Religion / Nuremberg Laws (here, next to this marker); Religious Persecution / Natural Rights (here, next to this marker); Protecting Life and Liberty / Totalitarianism (here, next to this marker); Liberation / The Master Race (here, next to this marker); Death Camps / American Democracy (here, next to this marker); Bearing Witness / Human Equality (here, next to this marker); Theresienstadt Tree (a few steps from this marker); Train Tracks from Treblinka (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Additional commentary.
1. Inaccuracy in the marker
Unfortunately, contrary to the marker's intent, the United States has participated in acts of genocide, especially of its indigenous peoples.
— Submitted February 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2022
3. The Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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