Experience IWalk
To connect the Memorial Plaza’s educational installations with eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust, the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance has developed the pioneering IWalk mobile app in partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation. IWalk guides visitors through the Memorial Plaza using personal testimony from Holocaust survivors and witnesses. The app is free to download and is available to anyone with an iOS or Android device.
You can experience three (3) IWalks for the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza:
History of the Holocaust
Duration: minimum 60-70 minutes tour
Audience: Middle School, High School and General Public
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics:
- the conditions that led up to the Holocaust
- the horrors of the Holocaust
- the universal lessons of Holocaust
Propaganda and Anti-Semitism
Duration: minimum 30-40 minutes tour
Audience: Middle School, High School and General Public
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics:
- the Nazis’ utilization of propaganda
- how propaganda fueled hatred towards Jews and other marginalized people
- the concept of Master Race
- the Theresienstadt ghetto as a site of propaganda
Contemporary Antisemitism
Duration: minimum 30-40 minutes tour
Audience: High School and General Public
Languages: English and Spanish
Topics:
- Contemporary antisemitism between 2015 and 2018
- Recent antisemitic incidents
- Agency to fight hatred
IWalk Download Instructions:
- In the app store, download the app titled “IWalk – USC Shoah Foundation”.
- Once downloaded, tap “Explore IWalks”.
- From the list of countries, select “United States”.
- Select one of the 3 IWalks available for the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza.
For Apple devices
For Android devices
Detail instructions on how to use IWalk (PDF)
Make sure to download the tour content.
