Queens Borough President Hon. Donovan Richards have identified the site for the Memorial on the south side of the Queens Borough Hall, facing Queens Blvd. (the former site of the 7 Train) Queens Borough President Hon. Donovan Richards have identified the site for the Memorial on the south side of the Queens Borough Hall, facing Queens Blvd. (the former site of the 7 Train) The dimensions of the site of Memorial, considering the location, landscaping, the path, and additional small architectural elements, will be 30' X 40'

 

Queens Holocaust Memorial

“The Gate of Immortality”

Concept

 

The mission of the Gate of Immortality Holocaust Memorial is to combine universal humanitarian values, historical facts, national Jewish symbols and traditions, the horrors of the the tragedy of European Jewry with an expression of sympathy and solidarity of the people of the a world with the victims of the Holocaust using the methods of fine art, architecture, modern visual and light laser technologies.

The Memorial includes several elements that are combined into a single architectural composition ";Gate of Immortality";.

1. The Gate is composed from two replicas of walls of the Old City of Jerusalem that are made of concrete monolith or masonry imitating Jerusalem stone. To create an open space, the walls are set at an angle to each other. On the outer side of the Walls there are relief images of the Jerusalem Gates, and on the inner walls - the names of the places of mass extermination of Jews in the Holocaust.

2. The walls are installed on a Pedestal-stage, made in the form of the Star of David - a symbol of the Jewish people.

3. The Pedestrian Path leads to the pedestal, which is made in the form of a closed grating or a transparent plate of an illuminated trench, where buried copies of fragments of the notorious gates and barriers of the main concentration camps in Europe - Auschwitz and Buchenwald, as well as pieces of rails, barbed wire and other attributes of the ghetto and concentration camps.

In addition to the indicated symbolic meanings, the walls of the Gates of Immortality, are a symbol of protection and tranquility both for the souls of the dead, and for the living people and future generations, not only of the Jewish people, but also of all people of the world, whose religious denominations are represented inside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, from the horrors of any genocide.

The choice of architectural, content and design solutions should be based on our general concept, considering the wishes of the city authorities and public organizations, the natural and topographic conditions of the site, as well as the technical regulations and building rules of local administration.

Dimensions of the Monument (approximately): height (H) – 15’ – 18’, width (W) – 10’ – 12’, depth (D) – 15’ – 18’ (with pedestal-stage and pedestrian path). The dimensions of the site of Memorial, considering the location, landscaping, the path, and additional small architectural elements, will be 30' X 40'

Queens Borough President Hon. Donovan Richards have identified the site for the Memorial on the south side of the Queens Borough Hall, facing Queens Blvd. (the former site of the 7th Train)

The cost of the Memorial depends on the final choice of visual and engineering solutions and materials used in the project and can range from 500 to 750 thousand US dollars.

Funds for the construction of the Memorial will be raised among businessmen and corporations, communities, and organizations.

The names of the organizers and sponsors of the project will be engraved on a special section of the memorial. The Memorial could be named after the General Sponsor, or a person

chosen by him.