The Daffodil Project, in partnership with the civic organization Central Atlanta Progress, is celebrating a significant milestone: the planting of 1.1 million daffodils worldwide. The plantings serve as a living memorial to the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust, with the project’s ultimate goal of reaching that number. The Daffodil Project was founded […]
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Local Daffodil Project’s journey to plant 1.5 million daffodils honoring Holocaust victims
By Hannah E. Jones “How can anyone who remembers stay silent?” The 2004 quote from Holocaust survivor, activist and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel encapsulates the mission of the Atlanta-based Daffodil Project. The Daffodil Project is an international initiative to plant 1.5 million daffodils in remembrance of the children who lost their lives in the Holocaust. […]
