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Holocaust Memorial Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Robbin, Stanley R., designer. Leeper, Monte, architect. Haskel Construction, contractor. Title:  Holocaust Memorial Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1985-1987. Dedicated June 7, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Black granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 24 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On inverted pyramid, incised lettering:) (Panel three:) RAOUL WALLENBERG/OSKAR SCHINDLER/MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE (On upper base, incised lettering:) (Side one:) TO THE SACRED AND ETERNAL/MEMORY OF THE MILLION JEWISH/CHILDREN WHO PERISHED IN THE/HOLOCAUST (Side two:) ...THE BURNING BUSH/WAS NOT CONSUMED/EXODUS III-2 (Side three:) THEIR BROTHERS KEEPERS (On five plaques on side three of lower base:) (Plaque one:) The erection of this monument, in large measure/was made possible through the generosity of/Honorary Chairman/Dr. NATAN CELNIK/in memory of his beloved wife/URSULA/Resistance Fighters (Plaque two:) This monument was proposed and erected by the/HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/of LONG ISLAND/Executive Committee: Stanley R. Robbin MD/Chairman and Founder/Artist of the 3 Triangular Panels/Vice Presidents: Robert E. Link/Matthew McCarthy/Henry D. Zukor/Treasurer: Hon. Pearl Weill/Celia L. Avnet/Simon Berger/Rev. Thomas Donohoe/Hon. Jerome B. Fleischman/Rev. Michael F. Guinan/Rabbi Abraham M. Mann/Executive Director: Joseph S. King (Plaque three:) This monument has been erected with/the advice,/consent and support of the/officials of the City of Long Beach/1981-1987/City Council: Hon. Kevin Braddish, president/Hon. Pearl Weill, vice-president/Hon. Bruce Bergan/Hon. Stanley Smolken/Hon. Harvey Weisenberg/City Court Judge: Hon. Roy Tepper/City Manager: Edwin L. Eaton/Supervisors: Hon. Hannah Komanoff/Hon Bruce Nyman (Plaque four:) The concept, design and structure/of this monument/is an original creation of/architect/Monte Leeper (Plaque five:) The pictorial part of this monument consisting of/white colored etchings/and inscriptions engraved on black/granite, was an original design of/Stanley R. Robbin, MD unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture consisting of an inverted pyramid made of highly polished black granite containing white etchings on each of its sides remembering the Jewish victims of the Holocaust and recognizing those who aided the Jews. The etching on panel one depicts Janusz Korczak leading a group of Jewish orphans from the Warsaw Ghetto to death in the gas chambers of the Treblinka Concentration Camp. A Nazi SS guard stands in the background. Korczak is bearded and cradles a young child in his proper left arm as other children surround him and hold on to his coat. Panel two shows the biblical burning bush with barbed wire across the fire. Panel three contains the names of Raoul Wallenberg, Oskar Schindler and Maximillian Kolbe, three Christians who saved Jewish lives during the Holocaust. The inverted pyramid is mounted on a three-sided base containing etched inscriptions. It is set in a larger three-sided base filled with plantings. The sculpture and its base are surrounded by three triangular-shaped meditation benches. Subject:  History -- Europe -- Holocaust State of Being -- Death -- Execution Allegory -- Quality -- Hope Allegory -- Quality -- Determination Allegory -- Other -- Survival Figure group Children Portrait male -- Korczak, Janusz -- Full length Ethnic -- Hebrew Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Writer -- Author Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- German Occupation -- Military Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Religion -- Old Testament -- Exodus Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Religion -- Judaism Landscape -- Plant Allegory -- Element -- Fire Homage -- Wallenberg, Raoul Ethnic -- Swedish Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Homage -- Schindler, Oskar Ethnic -- Czech Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Homage -- Kolbe, Maximillian Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist Occupation -- Writer -- Publisher Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Long Beach Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Long Beach, Maintenance Department, 1 West Chester Street, City Hall, Long Beach, New York 11561 Located Kennedy Plaza, Park Avenue between Center Street & Natural Boulevard, Long Beach, New York Remarks:  The sculpture was installed by the Holocaust Memorial Committee and the leadership of Dr. Stanley Robbin as a memorial to the six million Jews who were victims of Nazi persecution and the Christian heroes who tried to save them. Dr. Henry Goldszmit, depicted on panel one, is better known by his pen name, Janusz Korczak. Korczak was a Jewish physician, educator and author of books for children, who turned down opportunities to save his own life, and instead, marched to the gas chambers at Treblinka with orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto. He is also known as the "King of Children." The structural part of the sculpture was designed by architect Monte Leeper. The pictorial part of the sculpture, consisting of the etchings and inscriptions, was designed by Stanley Robbin. The sculpture was built by Haskel Construction of Mount Vernon, New York. IAS files contain the dedication booklet, "Remembrance: Holocaust Memorial Monument," Kennedy Plaza, Long Beach, Long Island, New York, published by the Holocaust Memorial Committee of Long Island, which contains further information about Korczak, Wallenberg, Schindler and Kolbe. IAS files also contain articles from Poland Now 353 (1988): pg. 24-25; Independent Voice (Long Beach, Long Island, NY), Oct. 1, 1987, pg. 1 and 8, and Oct. 6, 1988; and Long Island Journal, Oct. 1, 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY001228   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001228 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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