Obj. ID: 58633  Memorial to the six million victims of the Holocaust in the Synagogue in Fribourg, Switzerland, 1974

Name of Monument

untitled

What/Who is commemorated?

Six million victims of the Holocaust

 Description 

A rectangular bronze wall plaque is attached to the wall of the synagogue sanctuary. Most of the plaque is filled with a five-line commemorative inscription in stylized Hebrew letters. A teardrop is depicted falling from the Hebrew word HaShoah. A French inscription in an unadorned font is at the bottom of the plaque.

Inscriptions

In Hebrew:

לזכר

ששה

מליוני

קדושי

השואה

Translation: In memory / of the six million / victims / of the Holocaust. 

In French 

À la mémoire
des six millions
de victimes
de l’holocauste

Translation: In memory / of the six million / victims / of the Holocaust. 

Commissioned by

community (?)