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Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery

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Architectural style
  
Commemorative monument

VLR #
  
043-5006

Area
  
3,642 m²

Added to NRHP
  
10 February 1999

NRHP Reference #
  
99000072

Designated VLR
  
December 10, 1998

Year built
  
1955

Nearest city
  
Richmond

Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery

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

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

References

Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery Wikipedia


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