1. Bergen-Belsen
Memorial - built by the World Federation of Bergen-Belsen
Survivors.
2. Sochovoliah
- Marble monument to the destroyed synagogue of this community
in Poland
3. Candle
Memorial to the Six Million.
4. Tomb
of our Brothers - A light constantly burns over this marble
tomb in memory of the largest concentration camps in Europe.
5. Monumemt
to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - features the flag held
by the partisans in their struggle against the Nazis.
6. Artifacts
Salvaged from the Destruction - Glass windows display
the artifacts salvaged by Israel's former Chief Rabbi, Rabbi
Herzog. On display are the following pieces:
-
yellow arm patches
-
shoe soles, bags, envelopes
and drums made from Torah scrolls
-
Siddur of Beryle-the
"prayer-book" of a boy who, knowing only the
"Aleph-Bet" prayed that G-d would join his letters
into meaningful prayers.
7. Jacket
of Desecration - sewn from Torah Parchments, which a Nazi
officer wore to a ball in order to infuriate the Jews. Revenge
was taken by the Jewish tailor forced to desecrate the holy
scrolls. He chose Leviticus XXVI as his "cloth,"
a chapter enumerating all the curses possible of being brought
into the world.
8. Torah
Scroll of Tunisian Jews - This scroll from Gerba, North
Africa is stained with blood of its martyrs.
9. Furnaces
- Symbolic Furnaces of the gas ovens in which
the 6 million died.
10. Ashes
and Soap from Jewish Martyrs whose dying words proclaimed
their faith in the coming of the Messiah.
11. The
Yellow Patch Monument - Memorial to the Yellow Patch that
the Jews of the Ghetto were forced to wear.
12. The
Children's Memorial - To the memory of l,200,000 children
murdered by the Nazis.
13. Courtyard
of Annihilation - Each plaque which lines this courtyard
wall commemorates the destruction of a Jewish community.
14. Monument
to Tzurtkov, Poland - Engraved on the stone monument is
the name of the town and a picture of its synagogue. The-locked
metal box contains the names of the martyrs of this town inscribed
on parchment.
15. The
Italian Jewish Martyrs monument.
16. Anti-Semitic
collection of hate literature of present day Neo-Nazi
and Jewish hate groups.
17. The
Oskar Schindler grave site on Mount Zion next to the Chamber
of the Holocaust Memorial
18. Plaque to Aden, Africa
- Commemorates the destruction of this Jewish community by
Arabs in 1948, set off by Israel's Independence.
19. Deerskin Torah Scrolls
saved from destruction.
20. Scrolls of Destruction
- brought by many cities throughout Europe to commemorate
families that were wiped out.
21. Reference Books of Nazi
Persecution - These volumes document the historical facts
of the holocaust compiled by survivors of various communities.
Reference Books of Nazi Persecution - These volumes document
the historical facts of the holocaust compiled by survivors
of various communities.
22. Plaque Rooms - 3 rooms
contain Yarhzeit Memorial plaques donated by families and
friends in memory of their loved ones.
