AN ENGAGING CIVIC SPACE

Visit the Memorial

The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation is spearheading efforts to enhance and reactivate the site of the nation’s first public monument erected to memorialize victims of the Holocaust. The redesigned plaza will open to the public on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the fall of 2018.

The Holocaust Memorial Plaza is a project for humanity. Its welcoming design and interactive features will ensure that every visitor has a unique educational experience that will instill knowledge about the atrocities of the past to ensure that they are not repeated.

PLAZA FEATURES

Explore the Plaza’s several interpretive features that will together create a singular place of learning and remembrance.

The Theresienstadt Tree

See Donor and Naming Opportunities

AN ENGAGING CIVIC SPACE

Visit the Memorial

The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation is spearheading efforts to enhance and reactivate the site of the nation’s first public monument erected to memorialize victims of the Holocaust. The redesigned plaza will open to the public on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the fall of 2018.

PLAZA FEATURES

Explore the Plaza’s several interpretive features that will together create a singular place of learning and remembrance.

Six Pillars

The Six Pillars will honor the memory of the Six Million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. The pillars will be presented in pairs, each chronicling an atrocity of the Holocaust and contrasting it with American constitutional protections and values.

The Tree Grove

A grove of trees will represent the woodlands that sheltered those who resisted the Nazi regime. It will honor the legacy of those who risked their lives by fighting hatred and bigotry.

Eternal Flame

Recessed in the Remembrance Wall, the Eternal Flame will be a symbol of hope and light, embodying our commitment to never forget.

Train Tracks

Original train tracks from the railroad adjacent to the Death Camp of Treblinka will be embedded in the Plaza’s paving, serving as a powerful reminder of the millions of victims who were deported.

The Theresienstadt Tree

Children imprisoned at the Theresienstadt Camp nurtured a sapling knowing that they would not live to see it mature, yet believing that this tree would survive. The iconic tree’s sapling will be planted at the Plaza to symbolize life and hope for future generations.