Fairfax in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
1941: Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor
Holocaust Monument
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 2, 2023
1. 1941 Marker
On June 22, the German army invaded the Soviet Union and mass extermination of Jews began. The decision to annihilate rather than exile the Jews had been made.
Four mobile killing units (einsatzgruppen) were assigned to execute communist officials, gypsies, and Jews. Three of these unit commanders held PhDs.
Jews in small towns were killed almost immediately. In larger areas, the elderly and weak were chosen first. Able-bodied persons were used for slave labor until they too were killed.
Germans encouraged local populations to kill Jews and confiscate their property. Auxiliary police comprised of local collaborators from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Ukraine became indispensable.
Jews were rounded up and taken outside the city. Forced to strip naked, they were then shot. Victims fell into mass graves, some even before they were dead.
According to an official German report, 33,771 Jews were machine-gunned on September 29-30, at Babi Yar, Ukraine. Gassing of Jews began on December 8, at Chelmo extermination camp in western Poland.
On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The next day the United States declared war on Japan.
Erected 1992 by Los Angeles Museum of The Holocaust; American
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 34° 4.483′ N, 118° 21.339′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Fairfax. Memorial can be reached from The Grove Drive, 0.3 miles north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Pan Pacific Park, behind the Los Angeles Museum of The Holocaust. Parking lot is on Beverly Blvd, east of the post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles CA 90036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1936: False Peace of The Berlin Olympics (here, next to this marker); 1940: Blizkrieg in West/Terror in East (here, next to this marker); 1939: The Nazi Conquest of Europa (here, next to this marker); 1943: Ghetto Revolts and Partisans (here, next to this marker); 1934: The Night of the Long Knives (here, next to this marker); 1942: Final Slaughter of Innocents (here, next to this marker); 1938: Krystallnacht/Austria Annexed (here, next to this marker); 1933: The Nazification of Germany
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 2, 2023
2. Holocaust Monument
More about this marker. This marker is part of the Holocaust Monument, six 18-foot tall triangular black granite columns with inscriptions covering the Holocaust period, 1933-1945. Construction cost $3 million. Located in Pan Pacific Park, it can be visited any time. The Museum of The Holocaust is open daily 10-5.
Also see . . . Museum of the Holocaust. Check the website for museum hours and admission. (Submitted on October 6, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
