Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza

Congratulations to Holocaust survivor John M. Rosenberg on receiving the 2026 ABA-Medal! His life's work proves that fighting for justice is a great act of remembrance. We are pleased to celebrate this champion of human dignity. nkytribune.com/2024/02/rural-… #PhillyRemembers

Though controversial for the German public, confronting this history is painful & necessary to show how violence & persecution is enabled. Learn more through this BBC piece using the link below! bbc.com/audio/play/w3c…

The Wehrmacht Exhibition, '95-'04 shattered the "clean Wehrmacht" myth. Using soldiers' evidence it showed the German army's complicity in Holocaust atrocities.

AI is reshaping Holocaust memory- fast. As deep-fakes & AI images multiply, the line between true & false becomes increasingly blurred.  AI can amplify memory or distort it; the difference is human stewardship. What do you think-helpful tool or dangerous shortcut?

After 84 years, a Nazi executioner in a well known photograph has been identified through a combination of AI technology & historical research. This discovery is a reminder that behind every Holocaust image are real people - both victims and perpetrators. jpost.com/history/articl…

New on the Parkway: "Lay-lah Lay-lah" is a mural of lullabies & prayers in 28 languages, painted layer upon layer like the identities we carry across time & continents. Stories of displacement, memory, hope… come see for yourself at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza. #PhillyRemembers

In 2018 the Plaza saw an evolution- from memorial to outdoor museum! The development into the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza included the addition of educational features & artifacts to not only remember but to teach about the Holocaust. #PhillyRemembers

Recently Yad Vashem reached a milestone in Holocaust remembrance: the identification of 5 million names of victims. Through extensive research in archives, sourcing family histories, and the use of AI tech, they have ensured those lost are not only numbers but names & legacies.

By April '64 a parking lot turned into a memorial site with the installation of Nathan Rapaport’s Monument to 6 Million Jewish Martyrs.Check out pictures from the Shnaper Papers at Temple U showing the development of the project-from installation to inauguration. #PhillyRemembers

To learn about the Holocaust Memorial Plaza's history, our staff visited Temple U to explore the Shnaper Papers, named after the president of the Assoc. for Jewish New Americans. In coming posts, we’ll share some of our finds! #PhillyRemembers

Come visit the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza and see the Monument to Six Million Jewish Martrys, the first public holocaust memorial in North America! Check out the sculpture's details... see what you can find! #phillyremembers

#DidYouKnow During the Holocaust Irma Lauscher & her students planted a tree in Theresienstadt to celebrate Tu BiShvat.Though none of Irma's students survived,Irma returned after WWII to save a seedling of the tree.Saplings can be found all over world-including the Memorial Plaza

📷 Image: Rapaport in center, 1947. Image credit: Young, J. (1993)

Rapoport used them in his most famous work, the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes. Rapaport sculpted many Holocaust memorials, including Philly’s own Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs. Check it out this summer at the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza! #PhillyRemembers

#DidYouKnow? In 1942, Nazi sculptor Arno Breker hand-selected granite blocks that would be used to create a monument to the Nazi’s victory in WWII. However, after the Nazis lost the War in 1945, Polish-Jewish sculptor Nathan Rapaport repurposed these exact same materials.

It's warm here in Philadelphia, but there's shade and much to learn at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza. Come visit us and learn something new this summer!

We extend our deepest sympathies to the families affected by this tragedy and we stand with our Jewish community during this challenging time.

We believe that we must teach about the lessons of the Holocaust to build a future of tolerance. This includes understanding how hateful rhetoric can turn into deadly violence.

We were horrified and saddened to learn of the murders of two Jewish young adults outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC last night. This targeted violence is yet another terrible act that is rooted in antisemitism in our country.