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History of the Jews in Leipzig

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Leipzig, a city in the German state of Saxony, has historically been a center for Jews. Jewish communities in Leipzig existed as early as the 13th century. Discrimination against the Jews of Leipzig was recorded as early as 1349 and perpetuated under Nazi influence. Despite mass Jewish deportations and emigration forced by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s, Leipzig's Jewish community began to grow again in 1945 and continues to grow today.

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History of the Jews in Leipzig
Löhrstraße, Leipzig Centre North (Mitte)

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Löhrstraße 10
04105 Leipzig, Centre North (Mitte)
Saxony, Germany
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Memorial to Jewish Citizens
Memorial to Jewish Citizens

The Memorial to Jewish Citizens in Leipzig, Germany, is a memorial stone that commemorates the deportation of Jewish citizens from Leipzig to the concentration camps after Kristallnacht in 1938. It is located at the western end of the street named Parthenstrasse next to the Parthe flood ditch, where the victims were herded together before their march to the Leipzig main train station, immediately next to the bridge of the Pfaffendorfer Strasse diagonally opposite the entrance to the Zoological Garden. It is under cultural heritage protection. It was created on the initiative of the Ecumenical Working Group of Leipzig Churches and was set up in November 1988 to mark the 50th anniversary of the terrible event. It was designed by the Dresden sculptor Peter Makolies (b. 1936). The monument is a 1.30 m (4.3 ft) tall stele with a rectangular cross section on a polished square granite slab. The rock of the stele, black Lobenstein diabase, was chosen with symbolic character, as diabase means transition in Greek. A Star of David is sculpted on the slightly curved front of the stone. The left, eastern side bears the inscription in German language: HIER IN DIESEM GRABEN WURDEN IM JAHRE 1938 JÜDISCHE BÜRGER VOR IHRER DEPORTATION ZUSAMMENGETRIEBEN.This means in English: HERE IN THIS TRENCH WERE IN 1938 JEWISH CITIZENS BEFORE THEIR DEPORTATION DRIVEN TOGETHER.On the opposite side, arranged vertically, is: WO IST DEIN BRUDER?In English: WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER?and below horizontally GENESIS 4:9