Vandals damage Holocaust memorial prompting heightened security measures

Visitors will soon see more full-time security at the Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza, after someone scrawled a Holocaust denial message on a memorial panel.

The Brief

Millions of Jewish lives were killed in the Holocaust and a permanent symbol of remembrance sits on the corner of 16th and Arch in Center City, with the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza.

The park is adding a new security measure aimed at stopping antisemitic vandalism.

They say the goal is to also teach visitors about the memorial while serving as an added layer of security.

Temporary barricades have been placed at the Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza, due to events in the city over the weekend, but visitors will soon see more full-

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