Obj. ID: 51060
Memorials Holocaust Memorial in the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1983
To the main object: Great Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
Six million Jewish victims of Nazism.
Description:
The monument is situated in a garden in the courtyard of the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen.
It consists of is a low granite stele with inscriptions, which is surmounted by six granite pillars. three left pillars are “falling” aside. The space between the pillars is “filled” by unpolished stone.
A Star of David appears on the front and back sides of the monument.
Inscriptions
Front side:
Danish:
I ærbødigt minde om seks millioner
ofre for Nazismens jødeforfølgelser 1933-45
… deres blod er dyrebart i Hans øjne
Translation: In reverent memory of six million / victims of Nazi persecution of Jews 1933-45
… and their blood weighs heavily upon him [Ps. 72:14]
Hebrew and Yiddish:
וייקר דמם בעיניו
שייער בלוט איז כושעב אין גאטס אויגן
שלום
Translation: And their blood weighs heavily upon him [Ps. 72:14]. Shalom.
Back side:
27 Nissan 5743
Translation:
Commissioned by
The Jewish community of Copenhagen
sub-set tree: 
According to the inscription, the monument was unveiled on 27 Nissan 5743 = April 10, 1983, the Israeli Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day.