Holocaust Memorial -- Ahavath Shalom Cemetery, Fort Worth TX
N 32° 45.751 W 097° 21.771
14S E 653352 N 3626146
The stark yet evocative Holocaust Memorial at Ahavath Shalom Cemetery, in Fort Worth TX
Waymark Code: WMPRXX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2015
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This stark yet evocative memorial was commissioned by the congregation of Ahavath Shalom Synagogue in Fort Worth TX. It stands at the north end of the Ahavath Shalom Cemetery, inscribed with the names of family members of those in this congregation who were murdered in the Holocaust.
The day Blasterz visited, it was difficult to read the names because of all the rocks placed on the memorial, which is the Jewish custom to show respect. We did not move any stones for our photos, and added four of our own. Though we are Roman Catholic, we are united with our friends of Ahavath Shalom in recognizing the horror of this genocide against the Jewish people, and hoping nothing like the Holocaust happens again.
The memorial is made of three pieces of grey granite, in almost an abstract flower shape. The two smaller panels flank an ovoid panel that is perpendicular to a grey granite base with the names of Ahavath Sholom family menbers who died in the Holocaust engraved.
The rest f the memorial text is as follows:
[L panel]
Beloved and Pleasant in their Lives.
In Death, they were not Parted.
II Samuel 1:23
[Center panel]
[Star of David]
IN MEMORY OF
SIX MILLION JEWS
VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
1939-1945
Man's Inhumanity to Man
[R Panel]
[Hebrew inscription]
[base of memorial]
[list of names in English and some in Hebrew text]
Property Permission: Private
Access instructions: The Ahavath Sholom cemetery is open dawn to dusk daily
Location of waymark:
Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
Cullen St at N University Drive
Fort Worth , TX
Commemoration: Victims of the Holocaust
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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