Memorial

In our proposal, we allude to this central attribute of Judaism, The Jewish Bookshelf, which represents layers upon layers of Jewish contribution to human culture, and accumulates to what is in essence Jewish life. The bookshelf, a series of glass slabs placed between the board walk and the ocean, create a highly visible memorial without obstructing the boardwalk's ocean sightlines. Great Jewish contributions, from the Bible through the Talmud and the Mishna, to Spinoza, Kafka Einstein, and many others, are planned to be inscribed upon the glass slabs.
Crematorium chimneys are of the most striking visual memories left from the holocaust, offering only a grim, upward perspective for the millions incinerated in the crematoria. We decided to flip the chimney on its side, creating a pathway through the "Bookshelf of Life", from the boardwalk, heading towards what is the site's horizon, the ocean. This way, memory may convey a prospective view of the future.