Obj. ID: 50935
Memorials Memorial at the site of the Great Synagogue in Liepāja, Latvia, 2014
To the main object: Great Synagogue in Liepāja (Libau, Libava), Latvia, Postcard
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
The Great Synagogue of Liepāja
Description:
The monument is a pier faced by granite plaques and toped by a bronze model of the Great Synagogue. A Latvian inscription is placed on the main facet, while identical English and Russian inscriptions appear on the side facets of the monument.
Inscriptions:
Latvian:
Šajā vietā
atradās
Liepājas
Lielā Horālā
Sinagoga
Uzcelta 1872.gadā
Nojaukta 1941.gadā
II Pasaules kara laika
English:
This is
the location
of the former
Liepaja Great
Choral Synagogue
Built in 1872
Destroyed in July 1941
during World War II
Russian:
На этом места
находилась
Большая Хоральная
Синагога Лиепаи
Построена в 1872
Разрушена в июле 1941
во время Второй Мировой войны
Commissioned by
Probably, the Liepaja Jewish Heritage Foundation
sub-set tree:
The Great Synagogue of Liepāja was built in 1872 and demolished by the Nazis in July 1941.
The monument marking its site was unveiled in 2014.
Liepaja Jewish Heritage Foundation, http://liepajajewishheritage.lv/liepaja-great-choral-synagogue-memorial-sign-dedication-08-07-2014-liepajas-lielas-horalas-sinagogas-pieminas-zimes-atklasana-otkrytie-pamyatnogo-znaka-liepajskoj-bolshoj-horalnoj-sinagogi/., http://liepajajewishheritage.lv/en/ (accessed October 28, 2023)
"Mēģinās nožogot sinagogas piemiņas zīmi, lai suņi netiek apčurāt," liepajniekiem.lv, https://www.liepajniekiem.lv/zinas/sabiedriba/meginas-nozogot-sinagogas-pieminas-zimi-lai-suni-netiek-apcurat/ (accessed October 30, 2023)