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title: "Mahnmal für die jüdischen Opfer aus der Zeit der NS-Gewaltherrschaft"
url: "https://www.mittelweser-tourism.com/poi/mahnmal-fuer-die-juedischen-opfer-aus-der-zeit-der-ns-gewaltherrschaft"
description: "The memorial between the historic town hall building and the new building has the shape of a column that is broken open on one side. It appears as if the column has been damaged or destroyed. In the lower part of the 3.52 m high column, a kind of altar is indicated, with flames rising above it. Here, 56 names of Jewish victims from Verden and the places where they were murdered are inscribed.&nbsp;The translation of the Hebrew inscription at the top of the memorial is from the 1st chapter of Jeremiah's Lamentations.The translation of the Hebrew inscription on the upper part of the memorial from the first chapter of Lamentations of Jeremiah, verse 12, means: \"Look and see if there is any pain like the pain that was done to me\"&nbsp;The unveiling of the memorial took place on September 5, 1993 on the occasion of the second visit of the former Jewish citizens to Verden."
language: "en"
type: "Place"
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Mahnmal für die jüdischen Opfer aus der Zeit der NS-Gewaltherrschaft
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- Monument
- Sculpture

A memorial column made of dark stone with a relief pattern, surrounded by trees and brick buildings.

A memorial stone in Verden honors the Jewish victims of the Nazi era, surrounded by brick architecture.

A memorial stone with inscriptions commemorates Jewish victims, surrounded by historic building facades.

A memorial in historic Verden commemorates the Jewish victims of the Nazi era, surrounded by half-timbered houses.

A bronze monument near a church, surrounded by historic buildings, bathed in bright sunlight.

Hans-Jürgen Etzold, 1993, bronze

 The memorial between the historic town hall building and the new building has the shape of a column that is broken open on one side. It appears as if the column has been damaged or destroyed. In the lower part of the 3.52 m high column, a kind of altar is indicated, with flames rising above it. Here, 56 names of Jewish victims from Verden and the places where they were murdered are inscribed.
 
The translation of the Hebrew inscription at the top of the memorial is from the 1st chapter of Jeremiah's Lamentations.The translation of the Hebrew inscription on the upper part of the memorial from the first chapter of Lamentations of Jeremiah, verse 12, means: "*Look and see if there is any pain like the pain that was done to me"*
 
The unveiling of the memorial took place on September 5, 1993 on the occasion of the second visit of the former Jewish citizens to Verden.

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Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18

31582 Nienburg/Weser

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Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

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Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

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