Long Beach Holocaust Memorial Monument facts for kids
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| Coordinates | 40°35′21″N 73°39′59″W / 40.589138°N 73.666464°W |
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| Location | Kennedy Plaza at the Long Beach City Hall, Long Beach, Nassau County, New York |
| Type | Public Holocaust memorial |
| Material | Black granite |
| Dedicated to | to the six million Jews who were victims of Nazi persecution and the non-Jews who tried to save them |
The Long Beach Holocaust Memorial Monument is a public Holocaust memorial situated in Kennedy Plaza at the Long Beach City Hall W. Park Ave between Center St. and National Blvd.
The Monument was dedicated June 7, 1987, by the Holocaust Memorial Committee as a memorial to the six million Jews who were victims of Nazi persecution and the non-Jews who tried to save them.
History
The Monument was designed by Dr. Stanley Robbin and Architect Monte Scott Leeper. Robbin was a holocaust survivor from the Schindlerjuden and Oskar Schindler’s physician and the chairman and founder of the Long Island Holocaust Memorial Commission.
Robbin first started working on the idea in 1982, and the dedication took place on June 7, 1987. It was joined by 250 people, Including New York senator Al D'Amato, Lieutenant Governor of New York Stan Lundine United states Congressman Raymond J. McGrath, NYS Assemblyman Jerry Kremer and Long Beach Supervisor Bruce Nyman. Upon its unveiling, the memorial received international recognition and was the subject of an Austrian Broadcasting Corporation’s documentary.
A steel sculpture by artist Allen Bertoldi called "Homage to Noguchi" erected in 1979 was removed to make place for the Holocaust Monument. The sculpture was moved to Nassau County Museum of Art.
Restoration
After years of decay and the physical impacts of Hurricane Sandy the monument underwent a two-year restoration completed in June 2016.
The restoration was largely paid by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and the General Restoration Associates.
