Monticello in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World Wide Daffodil Project
Photographed by Hope Blecher - Hope's Compass
1. World Wide Daffodil Project - Sullivan County Governmental Center Marker
Children are the innocent victims of adult hatred, ignorance, and bigotry. During the Holocaust, 1939-1945, 1.5 million Jewish children were murdered. No child should ever be a victim again.
"How can a person not be moved by compassion...and above all, how can anyone who remembers remain silent?"
Elie Wiesel
Worldwide Daffodil Project, Sullivan County Legislature Division of Public Works, Hope's Compass, Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
Erected 2025 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, World Wide Daffodil Project, Sullivan County Legislature and Division of Public Works, Hope's Compass,.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation., and the The Holocaust series lists.
Location. 41° 39.587′ N, 74° 41.491′ W. Memorial is in Monticello, New York, in Sullivan County. It is on Sturgis Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14 Sturgis Road, Monticello NY 12701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies
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More about this memorial. The 3,000 bulb Daffodil plantings are divided by a central walkway, 1500 bulbs on either side. The marker is sited at the entrance to the walkway on North Street.
Regarding World Wide Daffodil Project. The Worldwide Daffodil Project, the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, and Hope's Compass have partnered, recognizing the centrality of children's human rights.
The past is not past, it is today. The today that we live, will soon be tomorrow.
The Daffodil Project aspires to build a worldwide living Holocaust memorial by planting 1.5 million daffodils in memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust and in support of children who continue to suffer in humanitarian crises and genocides around the world today.
The Daffodil Project was started in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Fall of 2010 with the initial planting of 1,800 daffodils. To date, they have engaged thousands of people at over 600 locations and planted over 1,000,000 daffodils worldwide.
The shape and color of the daffodils represent the yellow stars that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. Yellow is the color of remembrance. Daffodils represent our hope for the future. They are resilient and return with a burst of color each spring.
The Daffodil Project symbolizes the strength and resilience of the human spirit and makes us face, head-on, the importance of the obligation we each have to uphold justice.
Hate crimes and crimes against humanity continue to plague our society and our world. We hope that the daffodils serve as a beacon of hope and a constant reminder to stand up in the face of injustice and hatred.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2026, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 26 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on May 10, 2026, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
