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US285 – Skeleton Hand – Holocaust Tile by Rola Mustafa

This artwork by Rola Mustafa is inspired by “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the Tile Wall at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. This tile represents the prisoners at Auschwitz and the world outside of the camp. The skeleton hand represents the prisoners who had been starved to the point where they resembled […continue]

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US284 – Hope and Remembrance – Holocaust Tile by Dana Treier

This artwork by Dana Treier is inspired by “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the Tile Wall at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. It depicts Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when Jewish businesses were targeted and deliberately vandalized. The tile includes a barbed wire fence to symbolize isolation and antisemitism as well […continue]

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US283 – “Railroad to Hell”

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US282 – Burning, Barbed Wire, and Butterflies – Holocaust Tile by Megan Jarvis

This artwork by Megan Jarvis is inspired by “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the Tile Wall at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The barbed wire represents the Jews’ loss of freedom and the Nazis’ power at the concentration camps. The fire represents the loss of faith Elie and other prisoners faces as […continue]

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US281 – Never got to FLY – Holocaust Tile by Samantha Cardo

This artwork by Samantha Cardo is inspired by “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the Tile Wall at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The phrase on the tile is: “Never got to FLY.” The bird in the artwork is holding in its beak the Star of David. The bird has a bandaged wing […continue]

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US280 – “Creating the Fences”

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US279 – Those who bled are remembered. – Holocaust Tile by Ava Bruzzio

This artwork by Ava Bruzzio is inspired by “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the Tile Wall at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The pupil of the eye in this artwork is the Star of David to symbolize the Jewish faith, and the blood running from the eye signifies the pain the Jewish […continue]

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US278 – Pink Butterfly – Holocaust Tile by Lily Anderson

This artwork by Lily Anderson is inspired by “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the Tile Wall at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. This tile is meant to convey a message of hope. Ropes are often used to symbolize unity. They are included to show how Jews during the Holocaust were united in […continue]

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US277 – “Starvation”

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US276 – “Rust”

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