The Holocaust Memorial at Lands End

hayley3@unc.edu — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:40:43 +0000

Description:

The Holocaust Memorial at Lands End consists of eleven life-size sculpture of Nazi death camp victims. The impact of this memorial is to represent the struggles of the Jewish population while also serving as a reminder of the tragedy that came from World War II. Additionally, this site represents how the Jewish population in San Francisco, California was growing at a quick pace and how they rose to be a prominent part of the community and thus the memorial is a way of remembering how the Jewish population was able to make a home in the United States.

LocationMem:

San Francisco, California

Institution:

San Francisco Art Commission

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

Victims of the Holocaust

Date of Dedication:

1984

Place Location:

Files:

Themes:

Jewish Community

California.

Migration Memorials - California.

The Holocaust Memorial at Lands End