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Hidden in plain sight, a Holocaust memorial takes on new significance

JL;DR SUMMARY Harriet Feigenbaum's Holocaust memorial, situated outside Madison Square Park in New York City, is easily overlooked despite its 38-foot height. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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AuschwitzHolocaustHistoryNew York CityMemorialArtInjusticeIndifferenceHarriet FeigenbaumAllied Reconnaissance

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Carved into a column on the Appellate Division Courthouse of the New York State at 27 Madison Avenue, the memorial was created in 1990 by Harriet Feigenbaum."
Italy
"Feigenbaum started the two-year process of creating the memorial by making models which she brought to Italy where the basic shapes for the memorial were cut out with a giant saw."
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"Feigenbaums Holocaust memorial depicts an aerial view of Auschwitz."
Israel
"Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S."

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