Silent Horror: A HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
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The sculpture "Silent Horror" memorializes the families killed during the Nazi Holocaust. The theme and materials used (welded brass, twisted barbed wire, and charred wood) create a haunting image and signify the torment and hopelessness of the time. Six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. We must never forget.



Metal
The face consists of many small brass pieces, welded together to personify the unity of a people; the whole is the sum of its parts. The sinister jagged edges and dark seams echo life during the Holocaust. They contrast with the brighter areas of metal which illustrate life after this catastrophic period. The metal face is sandwiched between wire and wood, the tools of destruction.
           
 

Wire
The encircling barbed wire symbolizes the capture of the Jewish communities and the effort to break their spirit, leaving little hope for escape.

Wood
The charred wood represents the fire of the ovens in the concentration camps.