Holocaust memorials in America: a survey
TitleHolocaust memorials in America: a survey
Author
Call number940.547243094336/0008
Object number04349k
Place of publicationBrussels, Belgium
PublisherComite International de Dachau
Year of publication
1990
Physical descriptionpp168-175
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'Dachau Review 2 : history of Nazi concentration camps, studies, reports, documents Volume 2 pp168-175
Description
Surveys the numerous and varied Holocaust memorials found throughout the USA. There has been little national coordination and intitially memorials began to appear quietly as plaques on synagogue walls but today nearly every major American city is home to at least one memorial commemorating aspects of the Holocaust. What each remembers depends on who commissioned the monument, under what finacial conditions and in what context. He concludes that liberty and pluralism comprise the central motifs in both current and proposed Holocaust museums but the grandest one will be the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.