New England Holocaust Memorial

The New England Holocaust Memorial is an outdoor memorial in downtown Boston that commemorates victims of the Holocaust. It consists of a cluster of glass towers set within a small urban plaza and was dedicated in the mid-1990s.

The memorial’s primary elements are six glass towers that serve as both symbolic structures and interpretive surfaces, with inscriptions and numerical references to the genocide. The design places the memorial within the urban fabric so visitors can view and walk among the towers.

The memorial was created to provide a public place of remembrance and education and is situated amid heavy pedestrian traffic in Boston’s historic commercial district. It is maintained as a public site and receives visitors year-round.

The site sits adjacent to the Faneuil Hall/Boston National Historical Park area in downtown Boston, on a pedestrian plaza between Congress and Union Streets and within easy walking distance of other central landmarks.

• Purpose and design: The memorial commemorates the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust using six glass towers set within a small urban plaza; the towers incorporate quotes, dates, and victim counts.
• Location and access: Located in downtown Boston, the site is accessible on foot from the Freedom Trail and is frequently visited as part of city walking tours; the memorial is outdoors and open year-round.

What to See #

• Six glass towers: Comprised of six glass towers, each tower contains etched numbers and inscriptions and stands on a paved plaza with interpretive panels and a fountain feature at ground level.