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The Garden of Remembrance, is located in front of the Michaelian Office Building at 148 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY 10601 in Westchester County. "The Garden of Remembrance was created by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center, formerly known as both the Westchester Holocaust Education Center and the Westchester Holocaust Commission, to honor the memories of the millions of men, women and children destroyed in the Holocaust and to pay tribute to the brave people of all faiths who risked their lives to save others. "Within the Garden stand the “Gates of Remembrance” created by sculptor Rita Rapaport to memorialize the suffering and death of millions during the Nazi era from 1933 to 1945. As you stand before the Gates, we are called to Remember what we must NEVER forget.
"The posts supporting the Gates look blown by the wind. They evoke the memories of the flames or chimneys of the crematoria. To some, they will resemble the Hebrew letter Vov, which represents the number six, for the six days of creation, or the six million Jewish victims. The Gates themselves may symbolize the bars of a prison or the entrances to concentration camps.
Location: White Plains
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