(Jewish Group) Oldest Holocaust memorial in US gets federal protection amid rise of antisemitism

[Behind the Aegis]

The Holocaust Monument at Zion Memorial Park in Bedford Heights, Ohio, has been an anchor for the Cleveland area's Jewish community for more than 60 years. Now, it is the first Holocaust remembrance site outside Washington, D.C., to be designated a National Holocaust Memorial by U.S. lawmakers.

The monument is likely the first and oldest Holocaust memorial in the United States, according to a statement from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and the Kol Israel Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1959 by Holocaust survivors who settled in Cleveland.

"This designation of a national memorial ensures that the Holocaust can't be denied. It can't be forgotten," Kol Israel Foundation executive director Hallie Duchon told USA TODAY.

The designation came as part of the federal omnibus spending bill Congress passed Dec. 23.

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[nightwing1240]

1. Our Father took my brothers and I there

Years ago when we had went to a Cleveland baseball game. It is a great monument and very well done. Dad felt we should know what it was and why the holocaust happened.

[Joinfortmill]

2. Makes me heart sick we need to do this.

[The Jungle 1]

3. America this is bad.

Antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in the United States in 2021, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL (the Anti-Defamation League).
https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/adl-audit-finds-antisemitic-incidents-united-states-reached-all-time-high

We must stand against this.
Please do not forget.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

—Martin Niemöller

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. The rise in antisemitic attacks is really scary

I am glad this memorial is being protected but it is sad that this protection is needed