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Glass Star of David Memorial at the New Synagogue Aachen

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Glass Star of David Memorial at the New Synagogue Aachen

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Glass Star of David Memorial at the New Synagogue Aachen

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Aachen Cathedral – Katschhof Square, Aachen loop from Kaiserplatz

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2. Elisen Fountain, Aachen – Puppet Fountain loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

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3. Puppet Fountain – Elisenbrunnen Aachen loop from Aachen West

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

June 21, 2022

The November Pogroms of 1938 left deep scars on Aachen as well. The city's former synagogue was destroyed and burned down on the night of November 8-9, 1938. Decades later, in 1995, a new synagogue was built on a different site.

Today, an impressive glass sculpture by Heinz Tobolla stands in front of it. He created a Star of David from stacked glass plates, broken at the edges, which appears different depending on the light. The artwork was unveiled on November 8, 1984, and serves as a memorial against hatred and violence.

An inscription around the glass complements the memorial's message:

"I will make you a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." (Isaiah 49:6)

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Sandsteinklippe

April 20, 2022

In front of the new synagogue is a monument depicting the history of Israel as the Star of David. The old synagogue was consecrated here on September 19, 1862, but it was desecrated and destroyed by the National Socialists on November 8, 1938.

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JakobusPilger

May 25, 2024

The Jewish communities in Europe, whose centuries-old tradition is often only documented by commemorative plaques or monuments, were honored - especially in these difficult times with a rapidly growing, openly expressed anti-Semitism - by awarding the "International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen" to the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe.
"In recognition of his outstanding work for peace, the self-determination of peoples and European values, for tolerance, pluralism and understanding, and in recognition of his significant commitment to interreligious and intercultural dialogue, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen in 2024 honors the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and together with him the Jewish communities in Europe. With this award, the Charlemagne Prize Board wants to send a signal that Jewish life is a natural part of Europe and that there must be no place for anti-Semitism in Europe. Jewish life is an important part of European history and the present - now and in the future. (...) Together with the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen in 2024 is honoring the outstanding representative of European Jewry and Jewish life in Europe, which has enriched our continent for centuries and will and must always have its place here."

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Glass Star of David Memorial at the New Synagogue Aachen

1. Aachen Cathedral – Katschhof Square, Aachen loop from Kaiserplatz

2. Elisen Fountain, Aachen – Puppet Fountain loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

3. Puppet Fountain – Elisenbrunnen Aachen loop from Aachen West

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