Monument
How Israel Got It Right On Monuments
The Jewish prohibition on graven images tells only half the story.
An Easy Litmus Test For Monuments
Most famous figures in U.S. history were complicated men and women — but the test for determining who among them should remain memorialized is not.
Why The Rush To Tear Down Grant’s Tomb Is Ignorant
Instead of trying to tear down monuments to all those with blemished records people should study the lives of Ulysses Grant and Peter Stuyvesant
Vienna Inaugurates Monument to World War II Deserters
Austria inaugurated a monument on Friday to thousands of its nationals who deserted Hitler’s army during World War Two, marking a new step in efforts to acknowledge the nation’s wartime past.
Israel Inaugurates First Memorial to Gay Holocaust Victims in Tel Aviv
History was made on Tuesday with the inauguration of Israel’s first memorial to victims persecuted by the Nazis for their sexual orientation — Jews and non-Jews alike.
A New Tel Aviv Holocaust Monument Will Honor Gays Persecuted By Nazis
A monument to gays persecuted by the Nazis will be built in Tel Aviv.
Poland Plans Monument to Righteous Gentiles on Site of Warsaw Ghetto
Poland wants to honor righteous gentiles on the site of the Warsaw Ghetto. As the 70th anniversary of the uprising nears, some say that’s not the time or place for such a monument.
See the Arch of Titus, Now in Color
We can never know for certain what ancient Jews and Romans saw when they passed under the Arch of Titus, but thanks to technology and a team of scholars, we now have an inkling.
Monument to Isaac Babel Erected in Odessa
Courtesy of The World Odessit Club