 This memorial stands outside the 'Judisches Gemendehaus' (Jewish Community Centre) on FasanenStrasse near its junction with Kurfurstendamm Strasse, almost opposite the Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin and was designed by Richard Hess in 1987. The quote next to the
shape of the Torah scroll is: "A law is for the citizen and for the stranger
that is among you." It comes from the Fourth Book of Moses, 15:16. The Centre is built on the site of a synagogue destroyed on
Kristallnacht and the only distinguishing feature on the ugly modern building is
the portico salvaged from the remains of the synagogue which has been placed at
the entrance to the centre. A photo of what the synagogue looked like is near
the entrance. The column in the background of the photo which shows the scroll
is the only remaining part of the synagogue, although this may have been moved
to make way for the building.
The wall depicts all the major concentration camps and this is on the
right (as you look from the street) of the centre near the entrance gates. The camps are
geographically in the right place on the wall ie) the ones in Poland are in the
East and the German ones in the west etc. For more information about the centre
and its history visit this website. All images ©Barry Anysz
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