Wrocław in Wrocław Powiat, Lower Silesia, Poland — Central Europe

Willy Cohn

1888-1941

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 24, 2018

1. Willy Cohn Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Historyk i nauczyciel, który jak nikt inny opisał żydowskie życie we Wrocławiu i niesprawiedliwości doznane w czasie reżimu narodowego socjalizmu. Tym samym stał się jednym z najwybitniejszych świadków swoich czasów. W roku 1941 Willy Cohn i jego rodzina zostali deportowani z Wrocławia przez władze niemieckie i zamordowani w Kownie (Litwa). Ta kamienica, Rynek 49, została zbudowana przez jego ojca, żydowskiego kupca Louisa Cohna w 1902 roku.

A historian and teacher, who like nobody else described Jewish life in Wroclaw and the injustice suffered during the National Socialist regime. Thus he became one of the most eminent witnesses of his time. In 1941 Willy Cohn and his family were deported from Wroclaw by the German authorities and murdered in Kowno (Lithuania). This building, Rynek 49, was built in 1902 by his father Louis Cohn, the Jewish merchant.

Erected 2010.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 51° 6.648′ N, 17° 1.943′ E. Marker is in Wrocław, Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesia), in Wrocław Powiat. It is on Rynek just

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west of Kuźnicza, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rynek 49, Wrocław, Dolnośląskie 11-400, Poland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Carpathian States,

Central Europe,

Eastern Europe,

the Schengen Area,

and the Western World.

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

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Post-war Esperanto Organization (here, next to this marker); Natalia Gorbaniewska (within shouting distance of this marker); Former department store and bookstore of the Priebatsch company (within shouting distance of this marker); Dawny dom handlowy firmy Louis Lewy Jr. / Former department store of the Louis Lewy Jr. company (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Kamienica / An old house (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Kamienica / An old house (about 120 meters away); Eugeniusz Get Stankiewicz (about 120 meters away); Piwnica Świdnicka / Świdnicka Cellar (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrocław.

Also see . . .
1. Willy Cohn (Wikipedia). "Willy Cohn (12 December 1888 in Breslau – 29 November

Willy Cohn Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 24, 2018

2. Willy Cohn Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible on the left side of the rightmost of the two buildings in the center of this picture.

1941 in Kaunas, Lithuania) was a German historian and teacher. During the Nazi era, he documented the Jewish life in Breslau in his diaries, until he and his family were deported to German-occupied Lithuania and killed....Cohn's diaries, translated into English and condensed, were published in 2012 as No Justice in Germany: The Breslau Diaries, 1933-1941 by Stanford University Press. Along with Victor Klemperer, Cohn was one of the most important chroniclers of the crimes of the Nazi regime against the Jewish people." (Submitted on June 14, 2018.)

2. Willy Cohn - marker unveiling (YouTube, 7 min., in Polish, German, and English). (Submitted on June 18, 2018.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Marker photo: Willy Cohn image. Click for full size.

3. Marker photo: Willy Cohn

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.