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In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and ...
In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and ...
Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.
That’s one side of the artist rendering of what will be a Holocaust monument. On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.”
The sculptureby artists David Wilson and Stephen Hayes, called “In Transit: The Weight of Absence,” is emotional on its own. But what makes the project planned for Charlotte, North Carolina, especially noteworthy is what will be alongside it.
Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the Holocaust in the same space. The Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park will feature the 8-foot bronze statue of King currently in the park plus the new Holocaust monument.
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) — Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.
That’s one side of the artist rendering of what will be a Holocaust monument. On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.”
The sculpture by artists David Wilson and Stephen Hayes, called “In Transit: The Weight of Absence,” is emotional on its own. But what makes the project planned for Charlotte, North Carolina, especially noteworthy is what will be alongside it.
Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the Holocaust in the same space. The Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park will feature the 8-foot bronze statue of King currently in the park plus the new Holocaust monument.
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In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and ...
In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and ...
A rendering of the Holocaust memorial planned for Charlotte, North Carolina features an evocation of the trains that carried Jews to Nazi death camps and an image of the entrance to Auschwitz.
Photo by Circle of Humanity
By
Andrea Cooper
June 28, 2026
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) — Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.
That’s one side of the artist rendering of what will be a Holocaust monument. On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.”
The sculpture by artists David Wilson and Stephen Hayes, called “In Transit: The Weight of Absence,” is emotional on its own. But what makes the project planned for Charlotte, North Carolina, especially noteworthy is what will be alongside it.
Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr…
In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and ...
In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and ...
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In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and Holocaust victims
Organizers of Charlotte’s “Circle of Humanity” say the plaza will be a first-of-its-kind space for Holocaust remembrance, civil rights education and Black-Jewish dialogue.
A rendering of the Holocaust memorial planned for Charlotte, North Carolina features an evocation of the trains that carried Jews to Nazi death camps and an image of the entrance to Auschwitz. (Courtesy Circle of Humanity)
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Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.
That’s one side of the artist rendering of what will be a Holocaust monument. On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.”
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In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and Holocaust victims
In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and Holocaust victims
<p>Organizers of Charlotte’s Circle of Humanity say plaza will be first-of-its-kind space for Shoah remembrance, civil rights education and Black-Jewish dialogue</p>
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2×cross-perspective · 2A memorial project in Charlotte, North Carolina, will honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Holocaust victims in the same space.
israelother
timesofisrael“In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and Holocaust victims”
clevelandjewishnews.com“Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the Holocaust in the same space.”
jta.org“Organizers of Charlotte’s “Circle of Humanity” say the plaza will be a first-of-its-kind space for Holocaust remembrance, civil rights education and Black-Jewish dialogue.”
jewishpostandnews.ca“Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the Holocaust in the same space.”
2×cross-perspective · 2Organizers describe the plaza as a space for Holocaust remembrance, civil rights education, and Black-Jewish dialogue.
israelother
timesofisrael“Organizers of Charlotte’s Circle of Humanity say plaza will be first-of-its-kind space for Shoah remembrance, civil rights education and Black-Jewish dialogue”
jta.org“Organizers of Charlotte’s “Circle of Humanity” say the plaza will be a first-of-its-kind space for Holocaust remembrance, civil rights education and Black-Jewish dialogue.”
1×broadly confirmedThe memorial project is called the Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park.
other
clevelandjewishnews.com“The Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park will feature”
jewishpostandnews.ca“The Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park will feature the 8-foot bronze statue of King currently in the park plus the new”
1×broadly confirmedThe Holocaust memorial component is a sculpture called “In Transit: The Weight of Absence” by artists David Wilson and Stephen Hayes.
other
forward.com“The sculpture by artists David Wilson and Stephen Hayes, called “In Transit: The Weight of Absence,” is emotional on its own.”
jewishpostandnews.ca“The sculpture by artists David Wilson and Stephen Hayes, called “In Transit: The Weight of Absence,” is emotional on its own.”
1×broadly confirmedOne side of the sculpture depicts two people leaning down from an abstract rail car, with outstretched hands reaching toward a family gathered around the car’s opening, and adults on the ground reaching back.
other
clevelandjewishnews.com“Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.”
jta.org“Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.”
forward.com“Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.”
jewishpostandnews.ca“Two people lean down from an abstract version of a rail car. Their outstretched hands reach towards a family gathered around the car’s opening. The adults on the ground reach back, either to get help stepping into the car or to say good-bye.”
1×broadly confirmedThe other side of the sculpture features train tracks leading to the entrance of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
other
clevelandjewishnews.com“On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.”
jta.org“On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.”
forward.com“On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.”
jewishpostandnews.ca“On the other side, train tracks lead to the entrance of the Nazis’ largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.”
1×broadly confirmedA message across the top of the sculpture reads, “They were here. We remember.”
other
clevelandjewishnews.com“A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.””
jta.org“A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.””
forward.com“A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.””
jewishpostandnews.ca“A message across the top reads, “They were here. We remember.””
1×broadly confirmedThe memorial plaza will include the existing 8-foot bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr. currently in Marshall Park.
other
clevelandjewishnews.com“The Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park will feature the 8-foot bronze statue of King currently in the park plus the new”
jewishpostandnews.ca“The Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance in Marshall Park will feature the 8-foot bronze statue of King currently in the park plus the new”
Framing · 2 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
jta.org
“Organizers of Charlotte’s “Circle of Humanity” say the plaza will be a first-of-its-kind space for Holocaust remembrance, civil rights education and Black-Jewish dialogue.”
→ Organizers describe the plaza as a first-of-its-kind space for Holocaust remembrance, civil rights education, and Black-Jewish dialogue.
jewishpostandnews.ca
“Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the Holocaust in the same space.”
→ Organizers believe the plaza is the first in the U.S. to jointly honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Holocaust victims.