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that made this initiative possible.”
Diff erent elements and additions to the plaza serve
as a reminder of the Holocaust. Th ese include six
pillars on one side of the plaza for the 6 million Jews
murdered. One side of each pillar mentions a key event
of the Holocaust to contrast with a diff erent democrat-
ic value. Train tracks that once led to the Treblinka
concentration camp are embedded in the pavement
to underscore the deportations that led to genocide.

One of the saplings of the original Th eresienstadt
tree — planted and nurtured by children impris-
oned in that concentration camp — now stands
at the plaza. Th e sapling’s presence is intended to
highlight the investment that must be made for
future generations. At the far western portion
of the plaza is a tree grove, which represents the
woodlands that sheltered those in the resistance
movement and those forced into hiding.

PHRF worked with the USC Shoah Foundation
to include the plaza in its iWalk app. Th e app pro-
vides users with three diff erent guides through the
plaza — for middle school students, high school
students and general audiences — to learn about
its diff erent sections. Th e guides include testimo-
nies from Holocaust survivors, maps and other
multimedia content. Th e information is also
available in Spanish.

“I’m here today, proud three times over,” said
Stephen Cozen, chair of USC Shoah Foundation
board of councilors and founder and chairman of
Cozen O’Connor. “I’m a Jewish American, I’m a
“For many of us, today is a day of
confl icting emotions, as we refl ect on
an event that represents the ultimate
manifestation of human evil.”
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Six pillars on the plaza contrast democratic values
with events of the Holocaust.