Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery Explained

Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery
Designated Other1:	Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:	December 10, 1998^[1]
Designated Other1 Number:	043-5006
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Nearest City:	Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:	37.5908°N -77.4375°W
Built:	1955
Architecture:	Commemorative monument
Added:	February 10, 1999
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	99000072

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."^[2]

The Cemetery's website has their mission statement, brief history, photos, cemetery map, and hosts the annual "Never Again" Scholarship essays.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Margaret T. Peters . National Register of Historic Places Registration: Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery . September 1998 . 2010-05-08 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated
3. Web site: E-Cemeteries.net/emeksholom . Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetery Website .