Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs
1933 - 1945
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
1933-1945
Erected 1964 by Nathan Rapaport, sculptor; presented to the City of Philadelphia by the Association of Jewish New Americans in cooperation with the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Law Enforcement • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 39° 57.303′ N, 75° 10.02′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. Memorial is at the intersection of Arch Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the right when traveling west on Arch Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Loving Memory of Sam Wasserman (here, next to this marker); Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs (here, next to this marker); Theresienstadt Tree (a few steps from this marker); Bearing Witness / Human Equality (a few steps from this marker); Protecting Life and Liberty / Totalitarianism (a few steps from this marker); Liberation / The Master Race (a few steps from this marker); Death Camps / American Democracy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
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 111 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Clear, daylight photos of the memorial • Transcription of the Hebrew text • Can you help?