Holocaust Memorial - Phoenix, Arizona
N 33° 32.374 W 112° 05.295
12S E 398961 N 3711636
Thousands of miles and decades away from the horror of the Holocaust, a simple memorial urges us to never forget.
Waymark Code: WM94A2
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2010
Views: 11
Sculptor Gale DuBrow and fabricator Tom McNeilly created this memorial which was dedicated on June 14, 1981. The cube is made of aluminum and the hand is made of bronze. An electric eternal flame is supposed to burn within the cube however it did not appear to be lit when we were there. Given the brightness of the Arizona sun, it may have been on and just not visible at that time of day. The memorial is well tended to, and surrounded by a small garden of natal plum bushes. It is in a prominent place at the synagogue courtyard. Although it is not the prettiest memorial we have seen, it is a moving one. Seeing the names of the death camps, and the words "thou shall not forget" drive home the horror of the events of the time.
TITLE: Holocaust Memorial
ARTIST(S): Gale DuBrow sculptor and Tom McNeilly fabricator
DATE: Dedicated June 14, 1981, Rededicated 2009
MEDIUM: Hand: bronze; Cube: aluminum; Base: concrete and aluminum with interior electrical light.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000005
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Temple Beth El
1118 West Glendale Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
In the courtyard, on the north side of the building.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Rededication 2009 with a new plaque that reads:
Holocaust Memorial
Remembering the six million
Dedicated 1981
Phoenix Holocaust Survivors
Rededicated 2009
Phoenix Holocaust Survivors Assn
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