Obj. ID: 53306
Memorials Holocaust memorial plaque on the Synagogue in Merchingen (Ravenstein), Germany
To the main object: Synagogue in Merchingen, Germany
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
Jews
Description:
A stone plaque is divided into two parts. The depiction of a seven-branched menorah appears in the lower part, while a tree accompanied by a quote, in German, from the New Testament appears in the upper part.
Inscription:
Nicht du
trägst die Wurzel
sondern die Wurzel
trägt dich.
Röm. 11,18
Translation: “It is not you that support the root, but the root that supports you” Romans 11:18
Commissioned by
the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation in Heidelberg
1 image(s)
sub-set tree:
According to the Alemannia-judaica website, "At the suggestion of the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation in Heidelberg (the initiator was board member Pastor Herbert Duffner), a memorial stone created by the Osterburken artist Bernhard Reißfelder was unveiled at the former synagogue on November 6, 1983. The Baden state rabbi at the time, Dr. Nathan P. Levinson, spoke from the Jewish side. A few weeks later, the memorial stone was supplemented with a bronze plaque." (for the bronze information plaque see here).