First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the trade-unionist, and I did not
speak out because I was not a trade-unionist
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the me
and there was no one left to speak for me.
Reverand Martin Niemoller, Pastor, German Confessing Church, 1937
Spent 8 1/2 years in a concentration camp.
Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany
The artist, Dee Clements, supervises the installation of the memorial in Palm Desert, California.
For more information contact the
Jewish Federeation of Palm Springs
(619) 325-7281
or write to
Desert Holocaust Memorial
P.O.Box 2865,
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
