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The centerpiece of Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza, which is supported by the 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

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-The '''Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation''' has transformed the site around Nathan Rapoport’s Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs from an aging and underutilized space into '''a beautiful park for learning and remembrance'''.
+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.
-Today, the new Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza remains the only monument to the Holocaust in Philadelphia, but it is much more than that. The Memorial Plaza is a unique and innovative space in which people of all ages and backgrounds can gather to commemorate one of the worst genocides in human history, and discover how our constitutional protections shield us from from experiencing a tragedy of similar proportions on American soil. Our space honors those who passed, and those who carry on their legacy. Together, we have created something remarkable.
+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.
-We see more visitors at the Memorial Plaza every day: student groups tour our Plaza and engage with our educational materials, families visit on their vacations, and Philadelphians passing by stop to marvel at our statue and read our Six Pillars. And, unfortunately, now is the time that education against hatred and bigotry is needed most. We have seen historic highs in anti-Semitism in the past few years, with life and death consequences.
+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:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.philaholocaustmemorial.org/about/ About the Foundation] page.
 ==In The News==
 *[http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/the-nazi-titanic-robert-watson-interview/ Watch: Virtual book club on the Nazi Titanic], Philadelphia Citizen, August 3, 2020.
 ==Info==
 *Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/PhillyMemorialPlaza @PhillyMemorialPlaza]
-*Twitter:&nbsp;[http://twitter.com/PhillyHolocaust @PhillyHolocaust]
+*Programs:&nbsp;[https://www.philaholocaustmemorial.org/learn-explore/ Learn and Explore]
 *Video:&nbsp;[http://vimeo.com/360274890 Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza: A Campaign for the Future] (Vimeo, 9m24s)
+*X/Twitter:&nbsp;[http://x.com/PhillyHolocaust @PhillyHolocaust]
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+[[Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization]]
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+[[Category:Is-Park_Support_Organization]]
 [[Category:Issue-Antisemitism]]
 [[Category:Teaches-History]]
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-[[Contact Name::Eszter Kutas| ]]
+[[Contact Email::info@philaholocaustmemorial.org| ]]
-[[Contact Email::ekutas@philaholocaustmemorial.org| ]]
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