Name of Monument
No official name
What/Who is commemorated?
The Synagogue of Peine, destroyed on November 11, 1938.
Description
The memorial is shaped like a column topped with a shallow bowl. Its upper section is decorated with a carved ornamental band including the depiction of the Magen David. At the central section, there are three bands of Hebrew, German, and English inscriptions.
Three steps lead to the memorial. On the right and left sides of them lie two more recent slabs bearing a Magen David and the German inscriptions.
Inscription
On the monument:
In Hebrew
Translation: The location of the synagogue of the city of Peine, which was destroyed by the Nazis on the 16th of Marcheshvan, 5699. Woe to me, for I have destroyed My house and exiled My children.
In German
Hier stand die Synagoge die am 11. 11. 1938 von unberufenen Händen zerstört wurde
Translation: Here stood the synagogue which was destroyed by profane hands 11.11.1938.
In English
Here stood the synagogue which was destroyed by profane hands 11.11.1938
On the right slab, in German
Hans Marburger
Geboren
Am 28.5.1921[?]
Umgekommen
Am 10.11.1938
Kristallnacht
Translation: Hans Marburger / born / on 28 May 1921 [?] / killed / on 10 November 1938 / Night of Broken Glass.
On the left slab, in German
1907-1938
Synagoge
Zerstort Durch
Brandstiftung
Am 10/11.11.1938
Kristallnacht
Translation: 1907-1938 / Synagogue / destroyed by / arson / on 10/11 November 1938 / Night of Broken Glass.
Commissioned by
The municipality of Peine.