Pillar of Heroism - Jerusalem, Israel - The Holocaust on Waymarking.com

"The Pillar of Heroism commemorates Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. The inscription on the concrete block reads: "Now and forever in memory of those who rebelled in the camps and ghettos, fought in the woods, in the underground and with the Allied forces; braved their way to Eretz Israel; and died sanctifying the name of God". Sculptor: Buki Schwartz."
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"Buki Schwartz, The Pillar of Heroism
In 1967, architect Arieh Elhanani, one of the designers of the Hall of Remembrance, approached artist Buki Schwartz to submit a proposal for a monument commemorating Jewish heroism. "We aspire that this will constitute the last and final point of a visit to Yad Vashem," Elhanani wrote. This guideline dictated the decision to place the monument at the highest location on the site, so that the Pillar of Heroism would be seen from afar. The monument was inaugurated in March 1970, during the first international conference of The Prisoners of the Camps and the Jewish Fighters Against the Nazis. At the center of the monument rises a 21-meter-high pillar, comprised of three arched sections. It bears an inscription composed by Yehuda Leib Bialer, then member of the Yad Vashem Board: "Now and forever in memory of those who rebelled in the camps and ghettos, fought in the woods, in the underground and with the Allied forces; braved their way to Eretz Israel; and those who died sanctifying the name of God." Sculptural walls simulating rocks, which echo the Valley of the Shadow of Death, surround the plaza in front of the sculpture." Source: (visit link)

Physical Address: Yad Vashem Har Hazikaron Jerusalem, Israel 9103401 Date Dedicated: 01/01/1970 Supporting Website: [Web Link] Fee/Donation: free Memorial Type: Monument/Plaque

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