Obj. ID: 53641
Memorials Holocaust Memorial in the New Jewish Cemetery (Westfriedhof) in Innsbruck, Austria, 1960s(?)
To the main object: New Jewish Cemetery (Westfriedhof) in Innsbruck, Austria
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
Jewish victims of the Holocaust from Innsbruck and Tyrol.
Description:
The monument is a white stone stele standing at the cemetery wall. In its center, there is a black marble square, in the center of which appears a red granite square. The red square bears inscriptions in Hebrew and German. Under it, an inscription in German with Hebrew words is dedicated to the Jews of Tyrol.
Inscription:
In Hebrew:
לזכר נשמות הקרבנות
של נאצי-רעזשים
בשנת תרצ"ח – תש"ה
ה'י'ד'
Translation: In memory of the souls of victims of the Nazi regime in the years 1938 – 1945. May God avenge their blood.
In German:
Zum Andenken an die Opfer des
Nationalsozialismus 1938 – 1945
Translation: In memory of the victims of National Socialism, 1938 – 1945.
In German and Hebrew:
Zum Gedenken an alle Tiroler Juden
die ihr Leben für – קדוש השם – lassen mussten
Translation: In memory of all Jews of Tyrol, who had to give up their lives for the sanctification of the Name
Commissioned by
The Jewish community of Innsbruck (?)
sub-set tree:
photo: https://www.alemannia-judaica.de/innsbruck_friedhof.htm