Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial
| | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 | |
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 9, 2014
1. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Marker
On November 7, 1999, two flanking panels were dedicated by new members of the Richmond Jewish community, memorializing their family members who perished in the Holocaust.
The Holocaust, perpetrated by Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, was the systematic plan of genocide which claimed six million Jewish men, women and children along with millions of other innocent lives.
In order to teach the tolerance which must be learned from this nightmare, a memorial service is held at this site each year near the anniversary of The Night of Pogroms, Kristallnacht, the beginning of government sanctioned, mass, open violence against the Jews, November 9-10, 1938.
Erected 1999 by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites
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Location. 37° 35.545′ N, 77° 26.229′ W. Memorial is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It can be reached from Alma Avenue near Pilots Lane. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4000 Pilots Lane, Richmond VA 23222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Lieutenant Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington Park Community (approx. half a mile away); Old Dominion Building (approx. one mile away); Richmond Defences (approx. one mile away); Appointed to Serve (approx. 1.2 miles away); Adθle Goodman Clark (approx. 1.4 miles away); Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill Episcopal (approx. 1.4 miles away); Italians in Richmond (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
Other markers no longer nearby. Intermediate Defenses (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Sheridan Maneuvers East (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing);
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 9, 2014
2. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Marker
Also see . . .
1. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery. Virginia Department of Historical Resources website entry (Submitted on August 13, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on June 9, 2014.)
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3. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial (flanking left panel)
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4. The Innocent Died
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5. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial (left panel)
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6. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial (center panel)
died in Europe 1933-1945
as victims of their Faith.
Theirs are no graves. They
shall live in our hearts
forever
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7. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial (right panel)
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8. Let Life Triumph
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9. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial (flanking right panel)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 9, 2014
10. Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on June 9, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on June 9, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
