Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation
Preserving the Lessons of the Past to Build a Future of Tolerance
In 1964 the Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs was erected at 16th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. For several decades, Holocaust survivors and their families gathered by the Monument every year to remember their families and friends who perished in the Holocaust. In 2018, the site around the original Monument was redesigned with new installations to support Holocaust education for students, teachers, and the general public. Our Foundation is proud to have stewarded the evolution of the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza to the open-air museum that it is today.
Since our opening in 2018, we have welcomed over 50,000 visitors, of all ages and backgrounds. Our visitors come to the Memorial Plaza to learn about the Holocaust and leave with a sense of agency to fight bigotry.
Beyond operating the Memorial Plaza, over the last several years we have also established our organization as the leading provider of Holocaust education in the greater Philadelphia region. To date, we have worked with more than 1,500 teachers through our professional development programs and we are proud that our Holocaust education resources are used in our public and private schools. Our educational content is relatable, inspiring, and action-oriented to engage 21st century students.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About the Foundation page.
In The News
- Watch: Virtual book club on the Nazi Titanic, Philadelphia Citizen, August 3, 2020.
Info
- Facebook: @PhillyMemorialPlaza
- Programs: Learn and Explore
- Video: Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza: A Campaign for the Future (Vimeo, 9m24s)
- X/Twitter: @PhillyHolocaust