Köln (plaque, trail, Auenweg) Historical background A plaque commemorating the victims of Nazism deported from the Rhineland is located near the tunnel entrance leading… Continue reading “Köln (plaque, trail, Auenweg)”…
Koblenz (memorial) Historical background The memorial stone is dedicated to the community of 148 Sinti from Koblenz, who were deported to KL… Continue reading “Koblenz (memorial)”…
Mainz (memorial) Historical background On May 16, 1940, 107 Sinti from Mainz were deported to labour camps in occupied Poland. Some of… Continue reading “Mainz (memorial)”…
Wiesbaden (memorial) Historical background Around 26,000 Sinti and Roma lived in Germany before the war. Most of them were German citizens. Pursuant… Continue reading “Wiesbaden (memorial)”…
Darmstadt (memorial, Kirschenallee) Historical background In the period from March 1942 to February 1943, more than 3,000 Jewish and Gypsy families were deported… Continue reading “Darmstadt (memorial, Kirschenallee)”…
Darmstadt (memorial, Grosse Bachgasse) Description of commemoration The memorial was erected in a place where the largest group of Gypsy craftsmen and workers lived… Continue reading “Darmstadt (memorial, Grosse Bachgasse)”…
Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Hauptfriedhof) Historical background See, for example: Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Braubachstrasse) Description of commemoration At the Gewann Central Cemetery in… Continue reading “Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Hauptfriedhof)”…
Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Dieselstrasse) Historical background The plaque commemorates the place where a Gypsy camp was located before 1937. The camp was transformed into… Continue reading “Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Dieselstrasse)”…
Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Braubachstrasse) Historical background The controversy surrounding this plaque concerned the issue whether it should include the names of two people who… Continue reading “Frankfurt am Main (plaque, Braubachstrasse)”…
Hanau (plaque) Description of commemoration On the eastern wall of the old town hall building in Hanau (behind the monument of the… Continue reading “Hanau (plaque)”…
Würzburg (plaque) Description of commemoration In the square in front of the Lutheran deanery church of St. Stefan, Evangelical and Catholic youth… Continue reading “Würzburg (plaque)”…