Innenstadt I in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe

Frankfurt Romani Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016

1. Frankfurt Romani Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Frankfurt Romani Memorial. . Mehrere hunderttausend europäische Roma und Sinti wurden unter nationalsozialistischer Herrschaft ermordet. An über 20.000 deutschen Roma und Sinti wurden "rassenbiologische" Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Zwangssterilisation, Inhaftierung und Folter waren die Vorstufe des massenhaften Todes in den Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslagern der Nazis. , Von in Frankfurt am Main lebenden Roma und Sinti wurden: 172 Personen in "Zigeunerlagern" in der Diesel- und Kruppstrasse interniert, 8 Personen zwangssterilisiert, 174 Personen nach Auschwitz deportiert und mindestens 89 Roma und Sinti dort ermordet., Ab 1947 waren zwei maßgeblich an "rassenbiologischen Untersuchungen" beteiligte Personen, Robert Ritter und Eva Justin, im Stadtgesundheitsamt Frankfurt am Main in leitender Funktion beschäftigt. Sie wurden für ihre Verbrechen nicht zur Rechenschaft gezogen. Die beiden Namen stehen stellvertretend für diejenigen, die unter dem Deckmantel von Wissenschaft und Forschung oder durch Wegsehen und Schweigen den Völkermord an Roma und Sinti ermöglichten., In Achtung vor den Opfern, als Erinnerung , Mahnung und Verpflichtung., . [English translation:], Several hundred thousand European Roma and Sinti were murdered under National Socialist rule. More than 20,000 German Roma and Sinti were subjected to "racial biology" investigations. Forced sterilization, detention and torture were the precursors of mass death in the Nazi concentration and extermination camps., Of the Roma and Sinti that were living in Frankfurt am Main, 172 persons were interned in "Gypsy camps" on the Dieselstrasse and Kruppstrasse, 8 persons were involuntarily sterilized, 174 persons were deported to Auschwitz, of which and at least 89 Roma and Sinti were murdered there. , From 1947, two persons involved in "racial biology", Robert Ritter and Eva Justin, were employed in the city health office in Frankfurt am Main. They were not held accountable for their crimes. The two names are representative of those who, under the cover of science and research, or who through averted gaze and silence, allowed the genocide of Roma and Sinti., With respect for the victims, this is presented as a remembrance,as an admonition, and as an obligation.

Mehrere hunderttausend europäische Roma und Sinti wurden unter nationalsozialistischer Herrschaft ermordet. An über 20.000 deutschen Roma und Sinti wurden "rassenbiologische" Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Zwangssterilisation, Inhaftierung und Folter waren die Vorstufe des massenhaften Todes in den Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslagern der Nazis.

Von in Frankfurt am Main lebenden Roma und Sinti wurden: 172 Personen in "Zigeunerlagern" in der Diesel- und Kruppstrasse interniert,
8 Personen zwangssterilisiert,
174 Personen nach Auschwitz deportiert und
mindestens 89 Roma und Sinti dort ermordet.

Ab 1947 waren zwei maßgeblich an "rassenbiologischen Untersuchungen" beteiligte Personen, Robert Ritter und Eva Justin, im Stadtgesundheitsamt Frankfurt am Main in leitender Funktion beschäftigt. Sie wurden für ihre Verbrechen nicht zur Rechenschaft gezogen. Die beiden Namen stehen stellvertretend für diejenigen, die unter dem Deckmantel von Wissenschaft und Forschung oder durch Wegsehen und Schweigen den Völkermord an Roma und Sinti ermöglichten.

In Achtung vor den Opfern, als Erinnerung , Mahnung und Verpflichtung.

[English translation:]

Several hundred thousand European Roma and Sinti were murdered under National Socialist rule. More than 20,000 German

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Roma and Sinti were subjected to "racial biology" investigations. Forced sterilization, detention and torture were the precursors of mass death in the Nazi concentration and extermination camps.

Of the Roma and Sinti that were living in Frankfurt am Main, 172 persons were interned in "Gypsy camps" on the Dieselstrasse and Kruppstrasse, 8 persons were involuntarily sterilized, 174 persons were deported to Auschwitz, of which and at least 89 Roma and Sinti were murdered there.

From 1947, two persons involved in "racial biology", Robert Ritter and Eva Justin, were employed in the city health office in Frankfurt am Main. They were not held accountable for their crimes. The two names are representative of those who, under the cover of science and research, or who through averted gaze and silence, allowed the genocide of Roma and Sinti.

With respect for the victims, this is presented as a remembrance,as an admonition, and as an obligation.

Erected 2000.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.

Location. 50° 6.682′ N, 8° 40.992′ E. Memorial is in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (Hesse). It is in Innenstadt I. It is on Braubachstraße

Frankfurt Romani Memorial Marker - Wide View, Looking West Along Braubachstrasse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016

2. Frankfurt Romani Memorial Marker - Wide View, Looking West Along Braubachstrasse

just west of Kruggasse, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Braubachstraße 24, Frankfurt am Main HE 60311, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Steinernes Haus (about 90 meters away); Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace (about 90 meters away); Römerberg 34: "Haus zum goldenen Rad" / House at the Golden Wheel (about 90 meters away); Nazi Student Book Burning of 1933 (about 150 meters away); Theodor Heuss (about 150 meters away); John F. Kennedy Spoke Here (about 150 meters away); Philipp Jacob Spener (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfurt am Main.

More about this memorial. The marker is located on the exterior of the building which formerly housed the Frankfurt health bureau.

Also see . . . Porajmos. Wikipedia entry:
The Romani genocide or Romani Holocaust, also known as the Porajmos...was the planned and attempted effort, often described as a genocide, during World War II by the government of Nazi Germany and its allies to exterminate the Romani (Gypsy) people of Europe. Under the rule of Adolf Hitler, a supplementary decree to the Nuremberg Laws was issued on 26 November 1935, defining Gypsies as "enemies
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of the race-based state", the same category as Jews. Thus, the fate of Roma in Europe in some ways paralleled that of the Jews. Historians estimate that 220,000 to 500,000 Romani were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators, or more than 25% of the slightly fewer than 1 million Roma in Europe at the time. Ian Hancock puts the death toll as high as 1.5 million. In 1982, West Germany formally recognized that genocide had been committed against the Romani.... (Submitted on December 7, 2016.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.