Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Würzburg Jewish Deportation Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

1. Würzburg Jewish Deportation Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In der Schrannenhalle
an dieser Strasse
wurde am 27. November 1941
die erste Deportation
Würzburger u. Fränkischer Juden
in die Vernichtungslager
zusammengestellt

Ihnen
und
allen Opfern
des Nationalsozialismus
gilt
diese Gedenktafel

(English translation:)

On November 27, 1941, at the market hall on this street, the first group of Wuerzburg and Franconian Jews were assembled for deportation to the death camps.

This memorial tablet is erected for them and for all the victims of the Nazis.

Erected by Würzburger Friedensbündnis.

Topics and series. This memorial 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 date for this entry is November 27, 1941.

Location. 49° 47.694′ N, 9° 56.074′ E. Memorial is in Würzburg, Bayern (Bavaria). It is at the intersection of Kardinal-Faulhaber-Platz and Spiegelstrasse on Kardinal-Faulhaber-Platz. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Würzburg BY 97070, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European

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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: Julius Reichsgraf Von Soden (within shouting distance of this marker); Karl Landsteiner (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hof Contus (about 120 meters away); Paradeplatz / Parade Grounds (about 150 meters away); Hof Guttenberg / St. Gallus House (about 150 meters away); Städtische Galerie / Municipal Gallery (about 180 meters away); Carl Caspar von Siebold (about 180 meters away); Würzburg Sinti Memorial (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Würzburg.

Also see . . . Deportation der Juden. WürzburgWiki website entry, in German:
"The fate of the 202 Würzburg children, women and men can only be approximately reconstructed. Many froze or starved in the winter of 1941-42, others were shot dead on 26.03.1942 in the nearby forest of Bikernieki at open mass graves. 40 persons from

Würzburg Jewish Deportation Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

2. Würzburg Jewish Deportation Memorial - wide view

Würzburg remained and did forced labor in the Riga area until 1944, before they were brought west again. In the end, 16 people survived this transport, including the two Würzburg boys Herbert Mai and Fred Zeilberger." (Submitted on October 21, 2018.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust Gedenktafel

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.