NYC - Brooklyn - Sheepshead Bay - Holocaust Memorial Park
The Holocaust Memorial Park, at the foot of Sheepshead Bay between Shore Boulevard and Emmons Avenue, was created in 1985 through the efforts of the Holocaust Memorial Committee with the support of Community leaders and legislators. Dedicated officially in June 1985 by Mayor Edward Koch, the Park has been the site of memorial programs. During these years, the Holocaust Memorial Committee campaigned to have a permanent memorial to the victims of the Shoah erected at the park. With funding allocated by the Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden, the permanent Holocaust Memorial was officially completed and dedicated in 1997 by Mayor Rudolph Giulianni and thousands of names have already been inscribed on granite markers in The Holocaust Memorial Park. At New York's first public memorial to the Holocaust, an eternal light shines in lasting memory of those who perished and as a beacon of hope for the future. A field of granite markers, inscribed with places and important historical events related to the Holocaust, will educate and inspire future generations to remember.
NYC - Brooklyn - Sheepshead Bay - Holocaust Memorial Park
The Holocaust Memorial Park, at the foot of Sheepshead Bay between Shore Boulevard and Emmons Avenue, was created in 1985 through the efforts of the Holocaust Memorial Committee with the support of Community leaders and legislators. Dedicated officially in June 1985 by Mayor Edward Koch, the Park has been the site of memorial programs. During these years, the Holocaust Memorial Committee campaigned to have a permanent memorial to the victims of the Shoah erected at the park. With funding allocated by the Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden, the permanent Holocaust Memorial was officially completed and dedicated in 1997 by Mayor Rudolph Giulianni and thousands of names have already been inscribed on granite markers in The Holocaust Memorial Park. At New York's first public memorial to the Holocaust, an eternal light shines in lasting memory of those who perished and as a beacon of hope for the future. A field of granite markers, inscribed with places and important historical events related to the Holocaust, will educate and inspire future generations to remember.