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Obj. ID: 51078
Memorials
  Plaque on the wall of the Main Cemetery in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

© Vladimir Levin, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, July 2023

Memorial Name

No official name

Who is Commemorated?

 Destroction of the synagogues of Frankfurt/Main at Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938.

Description:

A small plaque of brown stone is inserted in the wall of the Main Cemetery of Frankfurt/Main built of the stones of similar color.  The plaque is situated in the northern part of the wall and is seen by those who go along the wall to the New Jewish Cemetery of Frankfurt.

Inscriptions

Diese Mauer
wurde 1939 aus
Steinen der am
9. November 1938
zerstörten
Frankfurter
Synagogen erbaut

Translation: Thise wall was built in 1939 from stones from the synagogues of Frankfurt that were destroyed on November 9, 1938.

Commissioned by

Probably, by the city of Frankfurt/Main

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
Plaque on the wall of the Main Cemetery in Frankfurt am Main | Unknown
Object Detail
Date
1990s (?)
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Germany | Hessen | Frankfurt am Main
| Eckenheimer Landstraße
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Textual Content
Languages of inscription
Shape / Form
Material / Technique
Stone
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
35 cm
Length
Width
47 cm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Documenter
Vladimir Levin, Katrin Kessler | 2023
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2023
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
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