Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe
Tübingen Roma and Sinti Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2022
1. Tübingen Roma and Sinti Memorial
Angehörige der Universität waren unter den Vordenkern des Rassenwahns. Einwohner unserer Stadt gehörten zu den Tätern.
1933 · 1945 · 1995
Sinti and Roma were murdered during the Nazi era. Many were forcibly sterilized and persecuted. Tübingen citizens were among the persecuted and murdered.
Members of the university were amongst the masterminds of racial fanaticism. Residents of our city were amongst the perpetrators.
1933 · 1945 · 1995
Erected 1995 by Universität Tübingen.
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. 48° 31.216′ N, 9° 3.382′ E. Memorial is in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg. It is at the intersection
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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: University of Tübingen Holocaust Memorial (here, next to this marker); An Example of "Aryanization": The Oppenheim and Schäfer Families Clothing Store (here, next to this marker); Buchhandlung Gastl / Gastl Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Nikodemus Frischlin (within shouting distance of this marker); Josef Eberle (Sebastian Blau) (within shouting distance of this marker); Hermann Hesse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bebenhäuser Pfleghof (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodor Dannecker: Täter des Holocaust / Perpetrator of the Holocaust (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tübingen.
Also see . . . The genesis and course of the Nazi persecution of Roma and Sinti (E.H.M.D.S.R.). A brief essay on the Nazi persecution of Roma and Sinti, presented by the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma, as excerpted from "The Destruction of European Roma in KL Auschwitz: A guidebook for visitors".
Excerpt: "The situation of Roma and Sinti after Hitler’s seizure of power in Germany was a result of several overlapping(Submitted on October 9, 2022.)processes: (1) the intensification of the way the already existing discriminatory regulations were implemented, which led to increased control of Roma and Sinti by the authorities; (2) the limitation of both the opportunities to live a traditional Roma life and those for integration with the life of majority; (3) the large scale employment of scientific procedures of registration and classification; (4) the introduction of new legal regulations directed against Roma and Sinti, based on racist ideology and leading to their exclusion from society. The situation of Roma and Sinti in other European countries was similar, particularly in those in which the modernization process was advanced....The general number of Roma victims is difficult to estimate because of the lack of precise documentation by the perpetrators, and lack of reliable statistics about Roma living in Europe before the Second World War. On the basis of the existing written sources we may speak of ca. 200,000 Roma victims. But the real number must be much higher, probably amounting to 500,000."Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 20222. Tübingen Roma and Sinti Memorial - wide viewThe memorial is visible here as the leftmost of the two, mounted to a retaining wall at the base of the north side of the St. George Collegiate Church.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
