Catholic University in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Shoah Memorial
[Holocaust Memorial]
No one can forget the terrible tragedy of the Shoah. We wish to remember and to ensure that never again will evil prevail. I fervently pray that our sorrow for the tragedy which will lead to a new relationship between Christians and Jews.
His Holiness, Pope John Paul II
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
23rd March 2000
Created by Aharon Bezalel
Presented by:
Interreligious Information Center>
Center for Interreligious Understanding and the Jewish Community of Greater Washington
Benefactors:
Bjorg and Stephen Ollendorff
13th October 2002
7 Heshvan 5763
Erected 2002.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 23, 2000.
Location. 38° 56.113′ N, 77° 0.007′ W. Memorial is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Catholic University. It is on Divinity Way Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Dr. Justine Bayard Ward (about 400 feet away); Pope Francis (about 700 feet away); History of the Catholic University Law School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Father Michael J. McGivney (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); O'Connell Square (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
