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The mission of this project is to create a memorial that would help public officials and visitors to the Statehouse understand not just the history of the Holocaust, but the fact that today we must continue to stand against evil. This Memorial will remind people about man's inhumanity to man. It is a monument to remember the victims of the Holocaust, Ohio survivors and liberators. The Memorial should inspire people to think and act differently in the face of hatred, anti-Semitism and genocide as well as motivate visitors to learn more about the topic and to serve as a springboard for other educational activities.
We have come to the virtual end of the generation of Holocaust survivors and soldier liberators. Soon, they will all be gone. Soon all that we will have left will be the videotaped testimonies of what they witnessed. Now is the time to act to inspire Ohioans to learn about the Holocaust - including the story of how Ohioans helped defeat the Third Reich and free the captives of the camps. Also included in the story of the Holocaust is how Ohioans welcomed those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and came to Ohio to build new lives.
Now is the time to remind us of the need for tolerance, acceptance, and perseverance through placement of a meaningful memorial on the Capitol grounds.
Location
The Memorial is located at the southwest corner of the Statehouse grounds, near the corner of S. High St. and E. State St.
All drawings courtesy of Studio Daniel Libeskind
Inscribed limestone wall
(inside face)
INSPIRED BY THE OHIO SOLDIERS WHO WERE PART OF THE AMERICAN LIBERATION AND SURVIVORS WHO MADE OHIO THEIR HOME
IF YOU SAVE ONE LIFE, IT IS AS IF YOU SAVED THE WORLD
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE SIX MILLION JEWS WHO PERISHED IN THE HOLOCAUST AND MILLIONS MORE INCLUDING PRISONERS OF WAR, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, FREE MASONS, HOMOSEXUALS, THE MENTALLY ILL, DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, AND POLITICAL DISSIDENTS WHO SUFFERED UNDER NAZI GERMANY
Inscribed limestone wall
(top surface)
"Every human being who chooses to remember this chapter of history and to infuse it with meaning is thereby choosing to struggle for the preservation of the bedrock moral values that alone make possible the existence of a well-ordered society. This is a commitment to uphold human rights, above all, freedom and the sanctity of life, and the opportunity for people to live side by side in harmony."
Avner Shalev
Monument Inscription
"Stars" - A story about two cousins who survived the Holocaust
Based on an interview by Ellen Blakfein with Michael Schwartz, March 31, 1979.
The mission of this project is to create a memorial that would help public officials and visitors to the Statehouse understand not just the history of the Holocaust, but the fact that today we must continue to stand against evil. This Memorial will remind people about man's inhumanity to man. It is a monument to remember the victims of the Holocaust, Ohio survivors and liberators. The Memorial should inspire people to think and act differently in the face of hatred, anti-Semitism and genocide as well as motivate visitors to learn more about the topic and to serve as a springboard for other educational activities.
We have come to the virtual end of the generation of Holocaust survivors and soldier liberators. Soon, they will all be gone. Soon all that we will have left will be the videotaped testimonies of what they witnessed. Now is the time to act to inspire Ohioans to learn about the Holocaust - including the story of how Ohioans helped defeat the Third Reich and free the captives of the camps. Also included in the story of the Holocaust is how Ohioans welcomed those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and came to Ohio to build new lives.
Now is the time to remind us of the need for tolerance, acceptance, and perseverance through placement of a meaningful memorial on the Capitol grounds.
Location
The Memorial is located at the southwest corner of the Statehouse grounds, near the corner of S. High St. and E. State St.
All drawings courtesy of Studio Daniel Libeskind
Inscribed limestone wall
(inside face)
INSPIRED BY THE OHIO SOLDIERS WHO WERE PART OF THE AMERICAN LIBERATION AND SURVIVORS WHO MADE OHIO THEIR HOME
IF YOU SAVE ONE LIFE, IT IS AS IF YOU SAVED THE WORLD
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE SIX MILLION JEWS WHO PERISHED IN THE HOLOCAUST AND MILLIONS MORE INCLUDING PRISONERS OF WAR, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, FREE MASONS, HOMOSEXUALS, THE MENTALLY ILL, DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, AND POLITICAL DISSIDENTS WHO SUFFERED UNDER NAZI GERMANY
Inscribed limestone wall
(top surface)
"Every human being who chooses to remember this chapter of history and to infuse it with meaning is thereby choosing to struggle for the preservation of the bedrock moral values that alone make possible the existence of a well-ordered society. This is a commitment to uphold human rights, above all, freedom and the sanctity of life, and the opportunity for people to live side by side in harmony."
Avner Shalev
Monument Inscription
"Stars" - A story about two cousins who survived the Holocaust
Based on an interview by Ellen Blakfein with Michael Schwartz, March 31, 1979.
June 2, 2014