Southwest Federal Center in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Loss and Regeneration
Joel Shapiro
American, born 1941
Loss and
Regeneration, 1993
Bronze, two parts: Figure & House
Gift of Ruth & Albert Abramson & Family
Until, after a long, long, time
I'd be well again.
Then I'd like to live
And go back home again
—from a child's poem, Terezin Ghetto, found in 1945
In Memory of the children who perished in the Holocaust
Erected 1993 by Joel Shapiro, sculptor.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 38° 53.211′ N, 77° 1.988′ W. Memorial is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Federal Center. It is on Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. The memorial stands on the west plaza of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington DC 20250, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The General Dwight David Eisenhower Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Escape Across the Potomac (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raoul Wallenberg Place (about 300 feet away); Yates Building (about 400 feet away); Wilson Memorial Arch (about 600 feet away); James Wilson (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Wilson Memorial Arch (about 600 feet away); Smokey Bear Blue Spruce (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 26, 2026
5. America 250 signage
Above from left: Newly liberated prisoners at the Allach concentration camp wave a homemade American flag to greet US Seventh Army troops. National Archives; A handmade American flag given to US Army Sergeant Donald Hall after the liberation of the Langenstein concentration camp. His family donated it to the Museum's collection, which belongs to the American people. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of the family of Donald J. Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
