Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs

A memorial to the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust includes a wailing child, a suffering mother, and a man in prayer, along with symbols of resistance in fists clutching daggers and images of hope and redemption. Its overall form evokes the burning bush from the Book of Exodus, and the flames at the top suggest the menorah, a ceremonial candleholder. The bronze sculpture was commissioned by the Association of Jewish New Americans and donated to the City of Philadelphia in cooperation with the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States