Fairfax in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
1936: False Peace of The Berlin Olympics
Holocaust Monument
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 2, 2023
1. 1936: False Peace of The Berlin Olympics Marker
Offices of the Reich leader of the SS and the chief of the German Police were combined on June 17 under Henrich Himmler. German Police came under SS control.
International demands to have the Olympic Games moved from Berlin out of fear that the games would be exploited for Nazi propaganda failed. During the games, the Nazis removed offensive signs and allowed Jews to compete. The games opened in August, despite the German military occupation of the Rhineland. Jesse Owens, an African-American track star, went on to win 4 gold medals.
On-going boycotting and harassment of Jews led to the "voluntary" transfer of many businesses to non-Jewish Germans, a process known as Aryanization.
To prepare Germany militarily and economically for inevitable war, Hitler appointed Hermann Goring to oversee his four year plan. Strategic alliances were cemented with Spain and General Franco's independent forces in summer, with Italy on October 25, and with Japan on November 25.
The world, Hitler believed, had been "drifting" toward a new conflict, "whose essence and aim, however, are solely the removal of those strata of man kind which have until the present provided the leadership and their replacement by international Jewry".
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 34° 4.483′ N, 118° 21.337′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Fairfax. Memorial can be reached from The Grove Drive, 0.3 miles north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Pan Pacific Park, behind the Los Angeles Museum of The Holocaust. Parking lot is on Beverly Blvd, east of the post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles CA 90036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1939: The Nazi Conquest of Europa (here, next to this marker); 1941: Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor (here, next to this marker); 1933: The Nazification of Germany (here, next to this marker); 1940: Blizkrieg in West/Terror in East (here, next to this marker); 1942: Final Slaughter of Innocents (here, next to this marker); 1938: Krystallnacht/Austria Annexed (here, next to this marker); 1937 (here, next to this marker); 1944-1945: Death Marches and Liberation
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 2, 2023
2. Holocaust Monument
More about this marker. This marker is part of the Holocaust Monument, six 18-foot tall triangular black granite columns with inscriptions covering the Holocaust period, 1933-1945. Construction cost $3 million. Located in Pan Pacific Park, it can be visited any time. The Museum of The Holocaust is open daily 10-5.
Also see . . . Museum of The Holocaust. Check the website for museum hours and admission. (Submitted on October 5, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
