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Situated outdoors, within the Peoria Riverfront Museum campus, is the Peoria Holocaust Memorial. The memorial is a long-term loan by the Jewish Federation of Peoria and is distinct in that it is the only memorial of its kind currently in existence. It consists of cases of 11 million buttons, each button collected by school children during what is dubbed the “The Button Project”. Each button in the memorial represents a life lost in the Holocaust. Guests to the Peoria Holocaust Museum honor the fallen enemies of the state and Jews, 5 million and 6 million respectively. Tours are often conducted of the Peoria Holocaust Memorial, with educational videos about the importance of protecting society against prejudice and bigotry.

123 SW Washington Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602, Phone: 309-677-3900

Peoria Holocaust Memorial
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