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Coordinates: 37°35′27″N 77°26′15″W / 37.59083°N 77.43750°W / 37.59083; -77.43750
  
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Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Virginia Landmarks Register

Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery is located in Virginia
Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery

Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery is located in the United States
Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery

Nearest cityRichmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°35′27″N 77°26′15″W / 37.59083°N 77.43750°W / 37.59083; -77.43750
Arealess than one acre
Built1955
Architectural styleCommemorative monument
NRHP reference No.99000072[1]
VLR No.043-5006
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1999
Designated VLRDecember 10, 1998[2]

The Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery was built in 1955 and is located within Forest Lawn CemeteryinRichmond, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] "Emek Sholom" translates into English as "Valley of Peace."[3]

The Cemetery's website has their mission statement, brief history, photos, cemetery map, and hosts the annual "Never Again" Scholarship essays.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  • ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  • ^ Margaret T. Peters (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved 2010-05-08. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated
  • ^ E-Cemeteries.net/emeksholom. "Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery Website".

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