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Identifier
20020712
Description
Holocaust memorial, dedicated by Paul and Leah Lewis, Dallas, 1972. Written on the Holocaust memorial is "1939-1945 Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen Buchenwald Dachau Majdanek Mauthausen Treblinka and others." Written on a plaque below the memorial is "For these I weep, Lamentations 1:16. This monument is dedicated to the sacred memory of six million men, women, and children... One third of our people... innocent victims of a madman's fury... He ordered the annihilation of our people... The name of Israel to be known no more... Human conscience demands that this monument serves as a solemn admonition to maintain a constant vigilance to preserve liberty for all mankind that never again shall barbarism be tolerated in a civilized world." "1939 1945 Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen Buchenwald Dachau Majdanek Mauthausen Treblinka and others."
Archival Date
Undated
Collection Name
Squire Haskins Photography, Inc. Collection
Collection Number
AR447-C652
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Holocaust; Holocaust memorials; Lewis, Paul; Lewis, Leah
Subjects
Holocaust; Holocaust memorials; Lewis, Paul; Lewis, Leah