Obj. ID: 49593
Memorials  Holocaust Memorial Plaque in the Synagogue in Bourtange, The Netherlands

To the main object: Synagogue in Bourtange, The Netherlands

Memorial Name

No official name

Who is Commemorated?

The 46 listed Holocaust Victims, members of the Bourtange-Vlagtwedde Jewish Community

Description

This memorial plaque, a rectangular black granite slab, contrasts sharply with the white-painted wall it is attached to. In the upper right corner, there is a white Magen David, and the upper left contains a quote from Deuteronomy and a dedicatory text. A majority of the plaque is covered in the names of Holocaust victims and their age when they were murdered.

Inscriptions

Hebrew

זכור את אשר עשה לך עמלק לא תשכח

Translation: Remember what Amalek did to you, you will not forget

Dutch

Gedenk wat Amalek u gedaan heft….
….vergeet het niet
Deut 25: 17-19

Translation: Remember what Amalek has done to you…. / ….do not forget it / Deut 25:17-19

Dutch

Ter herinnering aan de 46 gedeporteerden
van de Joodse Gemeente Bourtange _

Vlagtwedde uit de Jaren 1940–1945

Translation: In memory of the 46 deportees / of the Jewish Community of Bourtange-Vlagtwedde from the years 1940–1945

Commissioned by

[To be determined, assumedly the local Jewish Community]