CAPITAL DISTRICT JEWISH HOLOCAUST MEMORI

THE CAPITAL DISTRICT JEWISH HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL (CDJHM) WILL SERVE TO MEMORIALIZE THE SIX MILLION JEWS AND OTHER VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF HATRED, BRUTALITY, AND APATHY.WITH THE PASSING OF TIME, THE HOLOCAUST IS FADING FROM THE MEMORY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. TODAY, ALMOST HALF OF ALL AMERICANS DO NOT KNOW WHAT AUSCHWITZ WAS AND CANNOT NAME A SINGLE CONCENTRATION CAMP OR GHETTO, DESPITE OVER 40,000 EXISTING.WITH EACH NEW GENERATION, THE MEMORY OF THE PLIGHT OF THE VICTIMS FADES, THE STORIES ARE FORGOTTEN, HATE AND BIGOTRY RISE, AND THE NEED FOR AWARENESS AND EDUCATION INCREASES. WE ARE HERE TO PRESERVE THIS MEMORY.