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Gedenkstein Synagoge

Synagogue Memorial

Josef Krautwald
1984

Beschreibung / Description

Stone stele with a relief of a singer and text on the backside.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

mein haus soll
ein bethaus für
alle völker sein

jes 56.7

hier befand sich
die synagoge
der jüdischen
gemeinde

ochtrup

in gedenken an
ihre zerstörung
am 9. nov. 1938
und an die
opfer des
nationalsozialismus
errichtet von der
stadt ochtrup
im jahre 1984

My house shall be
a house of prayer for
all peoples

Jes 56.7

This was the site of
the synagogue
of the jewish
community
of ochtrup.

In memory of
its destruction
on 9 November 1938
and to the
victims of
national socialism
erected by the
town of Ochtrup
in 1984

Künstler*in / Artist

Josef Krautwald (Borkendorf, Oberschlesien, [Burgrabice] 1913 - Rheine 2003), German sculptor from Rheine (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Jüdische Gemeinden, Ochtrup (Nordrhein-Westfalen).
Genwiki, Ochtrup/Synagoge in Ochtrup.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 52°12'32" - E 7°11'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1144; Photograph: 31 July 2024
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