Matzevah of Seraphine Ollendorff née Bandmann (1826–1902). An example of secondary use of a tombstone – on the back there is an inscription of another person. Red sandstone. New Jewish Cemetery at Lotnicza Street in Wrocław, Poland.
Hadda family matzevah. Resting place of Bertha née Juliusburger (1857–1939) and commemorative inscriptions for Moritz Hadda (1887–1941), and Martin Hadda (1859–1943), victims of the Holocaust. Silesian granite. New Jewish Cemetery at Lotnicza Street in Wrocław, Poland. Haddas family story. Daniel Ljunggren, Sweden. The process of decrypting the erased inscription. Daniel Ljunggren, Sweden. Macewy 3D są częścią większego projektu „MultiMemo: Multidirectional Memory: Remembering for Social Justice”, który UMF realizuje wspólnie z ośmioma partnerami europejskimi dzięki dofinansowaniu z Unii Europejskiej (program CERV).
Matzevah of Dr. Emma Werner née Jaffa (1828–1907). Red granite. New Jewish Cemetery at Lotnicza Street in Wrocław, Poland.
Matzevah of Ernst Peritz (1928–1934) with family history described by a descendant. New Jewish Cemetery at Lotnicza Street in Wrocław, Poland.
We are pleased to present a 3D matzevah model along with the history of Gertrud Oyres (1876 – 1923) based on archival research. The matzevah can be found in the New Jewish Cemetery near Lotnicza Street in Wrocław. We know that Gertrud Krimke was born in Breslau. The date inscribed on a marble – Ark of the Covenant shaped – matzevah is confirmed by indices from the Civil Registry Office in Wrocław. The birth certificate has unfortunately not survived (we only know its number: 4548), and her Death Certificate from the year 1923 does not list her parents. We are thus left only with conjectures, ones which are nonetheless founded on relatively solid premises. For at the time that Gertrud came into
The Modernist matzevah and family history of Paul Schwarz (1928-1932) reconstructed through archival research. New Jewish Cemetery at Lotnicza Street in Wrocław. This small, marble tombstone of Paul Schwarz is located in the children’s section of the New Jewish Cemetery on Lotnicza Street. The modernist simplicity of the block is unique in its form. The top front side bears the short inscription “Our Angel,” below which the first and last names along with the dates can be found. The other side displays only the first and last name followed by the grave number: 453. The Star of David is inscribed on the very top of the monument. The gravestone itself is indicative of the fact that Paul came from an artistic