Pirmasens (plaque)
Historical background
Gypsy children named Anna and Robert Reinhardt lived in the Nardinihaus orphanage in Pirmasens for seven years, until 1943, when they were deported to KL Auschwitz, where they were murdered, just like their parents.
In the hall of the main entrance from Klosterstraße there are three plaques commemorating people and events related to World War II and related to the history of this place – the monastery-run orphanage in Pirmasens. First, on the right, there is a stone plaque dedicated to the history of the building, the so-called Nadrinihaus (‘Nardini House’) – from the name of Paul Josef Nardini, philosopher and theologian, founder of the Congregation of the Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family, carers at the local home.
On the left side there are two bronze plaques: the upper one, commemorating the bombing raid in March 1945, during which 30 people were killed, and the lower one, which commemorates the Gypsies.
Description of commemoration
This is a bronze plaque on which a dedication was written for two children from the Sinti family Reinhardt. The background of the plaque is slightly rough, letters are raised, the frame of the plaque is narrow with a small cutter. The text on the plaque is in German.
A foundry mark (letter A or Λ) is located in the lower right hand corner the plaque.
Inscriptions
In German:
Zum Gedenken an die Sinti-Kinder / Anna und Robert Reinhardt // Während des Nationalsozialismus / lebten sie sieben Jahre lang hier. / 1943 wurden sie aus rassischen Gründen / in das Konzentrationslager / Auschwitz deportiert und / ebenso wie ihre Eltern ermordet.
Translation:
In memory of the Sinti children – Anna and Robert Reinhardt. During Nazism they lived here for seven years. In 1943 they were deported and murdered in Auschwitz for racial reasons.
Date of the unveiling
June 21, 2001
Initiator
Verband Deutscher Sinti und Roma – Landesverband Rheinland Pfalz
Address
Preschool/Orphanage, main entrance, to the left of the reception desk
Nardinihaus Erziehungsheim
Klosterstraße 1-3, 66953 Pirmasens, Germany
nardinihaus.de
Location
49°12’01.9″N 7°36’23.2″E
49.200517, 7.606454
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