9/11 Living Memorial Plaza, Cenotaph for 9/11 victims in Ramot, Jerusalem, Israel

The 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza is a 9-metre-tall cenotaph of bronze, aluminium and granite by Eliezer Weishoff, set on a dark tapered base in the Arazim Valley near Ramot. Its curved bronze form resembles a shofar or a flag folding into a flame, with a raised US flag in relief on its lower face. A plaque with text in several languages stands on the base, and a small white stone cube sits on the pavement to the left.

The memorial was inaugurated on November 12, 2009, and contains a piece of metal from the World Trade Center ruins donated by New York City. This connection between the two locations created a place of remembrance in Jerusalem.

Metal plaques surrounding the memorial bear the names of 2,980 victims, including five Israeli citizens who died in the attacks on September 11, 2001. These names remind visitors of the diverse people whose lives were touched by that day.

The plaza covers 5 acres on a hill in the Arazim Valley near Ramot, with the cenotaph set inside a large circular wall. The memorial stands within view of Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem's main cemetery. A glass pane in the base lets visitors see the melted Twin Towers metal; the small white stone cube on the pavement to the left marks the adjacent Pittsburgh synagogue memorial.

The monument begins with a planned collapsing wall that transforms into an ascending American flag rising toward the sky. This design tells a visual story of destruction and rise within a single structure.