1.5 million stones are being painted by volunteers from corporations, schools, clubs, nursing homes, etc. throughout Texas and beyond for the Holocaust Garden of Hope Upstander Stone Project.
Anyone can contact staff at the Holocaust Remembrance Association (HRA18) to get one or many sacks of 20 stones, with paint, markers and a list of 20 names of children who perished in the Holocaust and who are being memorialized in this unique way. There will be many spots in the Holocaust Garden of Hope where visitors can view the stones and begin to understand the huge number of innocent lives lost.
According to Habakkuk 2:11 (CJB), “the very stones will cry out.”
May even the stones resound with cries of “Reconciliation, Not Hate!”
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One side is decorated, but the other represents a child murdered in the Holocaust
Young people of all ages have painted these rocks
Some of these stones represent what the murdered children never enjoyed again
Children are familiarized with the need to stand up for what is right
After each March, the stones will be placed in the Holocaust Garden of Hope
Stones will be stacked in displays throughout the garden
Everyone, young and old, is educated as they paint
Each participant in each local March of Remembrance will carry a stone as they walk, remembering the victim
There are books in the Upstander Stone Room for inspiration
Stones on grave sites are a reminder that memories of loved ones last forever
It’s a tall stack, and each page has 20 murdered children’s names
Stones have long been used as historical grave markers
Some stones will be displayed in the Holocaust Garden of Hope Traveling Exhibits
