Downtown in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Holocaust

1933 - 1945

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023

1. Holocaust Marker

Inscription.
In memory of the 6,000,000 men, women, and children, victims of hatred whom the Nazi's brutally murdered only because they were Jews.....
and the world remained silent.

Erected 1979 by The City of Wilmington and The Jewish Federation of Wilmington; Elbert Weinberg, artist.

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

Location. 39° 44.592′ N, 75° 32.805′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Downtown. It is on North French Street north of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 N French St, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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: Louis L. Redding City County Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Spencer Plaza rain gardens are working to keep Wilmington's waterways clear! (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Gravesite of Bishop Peter Spencer (1779-1843) and His Devoted Wife, Annes (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Here Lie Rev. & Mrs. Peter Spencer (within shouting distance of this marker); Ezion Methodist Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Ezion-Mount Carmel United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Shadd Family (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Monday Club (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Gravesite of Bishop Peter Spencer (1779-1843) and His Devoted Wife, Annes (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023

2. Holocaust Marker

The Holocaust Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023

3. The Holocaust Memorial

Names of concentration camps are inscribed on the memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.