Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza

06/15/2026

A few years ago, we worked with partner organizations to present a talk entitled 'Count Their Names,' an exploration of LGBTQIA+ persecution during the Holocaust as well as the proceeding and proceeding years. Jake Newsome of The Pink Triangle Legacies Project has done impressive work to shed light on how this history resonates in the present day and offers tools and resources to ensure never again for those in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Check out the talk here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiLjKpHLTx0&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.philaholocaustmemorial.org%2F

Learn more about the Pink Triangle Legacies Project here:
https://www.pinktrianglelegacies.org/

History has shown how far homophobia can go. It's up to us to decide how far we let it go today.

05/18/2026

The project is an initiative between several German academic institutions and the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research that seeks to collect every available image documenting N**i mass deportation of Jews, Roma & Sinti, as well as euthanasia victims between 1938 & 1945. Many of these images were the last pictures taken of Holocaust victims before they were deported and perished.
This is an amazing collection of primary sources that can be used in classrooms to learn about this history and individuals affected by these tragedies.
For more images and information you can visit: https://atlas.lastseen.org/en

04/27/2026

We are excited to share that you can now listen to the mural at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza.

With the beautiful voices and musical talents of some community members, we recorded a selection of prayers, sayings, and songs that are incorporated into the artwork. Take a listen and learn more on our website.

This is a Hungarian song, which translates to “The Rooster Is Already Crowing”. The song is attributed to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub (1751–1821) of the small town of Nagykallo, in the Northeastern part of Hungary. Before the war, the town was well known for its strong Hasidic roots. Rabbi Taub ...

04/14/2026

Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Along with our community, our peer organizations, our allies, and our friends, let us remember the 6 million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust and think about the millions of others victimized by the N**is and their collaborators.

In our present day, let us remember what survivors have shared in testimony time and time again- that we must commit to educate about this history and live our lives with kindness, empathy, and compassion for others.