Holocaust Memorial
Holocaust Memorial
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Tami G
Haifa, Israel54 contributions
Dec 2022
A strange monument. The Star of David was made of iron bars, a square structure that probably symbolizes something interesting with strange stairs going down. Behind glass windows are tombstones shaded from different spaces. It should be said that the Romanians did not like the Nazis and that many Jews were saved.
Written January 10, 2023
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Robert O
Rotterdam, The Netherlands5,752 contributions
Sep 2017 • Solo
No eternal flame here, but a simple concrete structure with a chimney. Finally in 2009 a memorial was built for over 300,000 Jewish and Roma Romanians killed at the orders of the fascist Antonescu government during WOII. Testimony also to the Jews from the Northwest murdered in Polish concentration camps by the Nazis.
Difficult to comprehend that something like this could happen in 'civilized' Europe.
Star of David, wheel of Roma, marks of a railway track, gas chamber, chimney: the design of the plan was and is simple. Terrifying and at the same time a warning.
Difficult to comprehend that something like this could happen in 'civilized' Europe.
Star of David, wheel of Roma, marks of a railway track, gas chamber, chimney: the design of the plan was and is simple. Terrifying and at the same time a warning.
Written September 5, 2017
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coinman1
Radstock, UK312 contributions
Feb 2015 • Friends
This is not a place that is visited by using the tour buses, but is still well within the Historic centre of Bucharest, so it is easy to find when using the map, which we obtained from the hotel.
Although it is quite plain on the outside, the inside is quite simply laid out with names of victims of the Holocaust. The is also a simple monument outside of this naming room
Please take a moment to view some of the names and remember the 50,000,000 who died in WWII
Although it is quite plain on the outside, the inside is quite simply laid out with names of victims of the Holocaust. The is also a simple monument outside of this naming room
Please take a moment to view some of the names and remember the 50,000,000 who died in WWII
Written March 1, 2015
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ProfessorOnzaga
Kenosha, WI642 contributions
Sep 2016 • Solo
These are the kind of monuments that I appreciate most, as they make me analyze and think, which lasts for days. This monument seems quite disjointed, however I find that is so in Rumanian history and its relationship with Jews and the Roma. There was and still is undoubtedly anti-Semitism and disdain for the Roma. However, there too were periods of "peace" and "acceptance"- interesting during the Ceauscecu period in particular. To the lay person it may look like a rusty monument. It is, and that was the artist's intention. The various monuments surrounding the larger memorial "building" comprise a big picture of the Holocaust in Rumania. The images used by the artist are thought provoking and filled with meaning. Hiring a tour guide who is knowledgeable in this History and the monument is recommended. If one is interested in human rights, the Holocaust, Jews, Roma and the History of Rumania, one must visit this memorial.
Written October 12, 2016
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Heidi N
Calgary, Canada26 contributions
Jun 2019
Stumbled upon this Memorial during a stroll. It is very nicely done and very respectful. Make sure to look for the letters engraved on the pillar.
Written July 11, 2019
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FairCityFrasie
Perth, UK1,951 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
A simple but clever memorial to Romanian Jews, victims of the holocaust. There are 6 principal exhibits on this slightly unkempt corner overlooking the Dambovita. The memorial square feels unloved and neglected. The memorial consists of a memorial hall with victims names in an interesting striped shadow and light environment, an iron column on which Hebrew letters spell the word “remember” (zachor), an iron Roma wheel, an iron Star of David, stones on the iron grave and recovered tombstones (removed to be used as construction material). Many think this memorial is ugly but I’d use “ugly” in a different sense.
Written June 17, 2019
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Geoff-5151
London, UK204 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
As allied to Nazi Germany, many Jews were deported and killed during the 1940s. This memorial is unusual compared to many others but the representation of Jewish symbols is very clever from the column, each layer with a Jewish symbol to the Star of David and the sunken mausoleum are very thought provoking. We should always remember in this age of extreme right wing party resurgence.
Written June 8, 2019
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Cie M
Miami, FL14 contributions
Apr 2018
a simple but emotionally moving place. A memorial to never forget . The tower in the front overseas the monument just as the stacks over the crematoriums.
Written May 19, 2018
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bfindysz
Jerusalem District, Israel631 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
After visiting the Palace of Parliament we decided to walk over to the Romania Holocaust Memorial only installed in the past decade.
It is a very special, representative, minimalist memorial plaza with different elements which characterize the Holocaust in Romania when about half the Jewish community was destroyed. A lot of rusting metal is employed.
I found myself drawn from element to element with explanatory signage in 3 languages one of which is English.
I especially appreciated the inclusion of a stylized wheel to represent the Roma who were also persecuted by the Nazis and their cohorts.
One can disagree with the way the country decided to memorialize the devastation of Romania's Jews but it is good that it has found the courage to face its past.
It is a very special, representative, minimalist memorial plaza with different elements which characterize the Holocaust in Romania when about half the Jewish community was destroyed. A lot of rusting metal is employed.
I found myself drawn from element to element with explanatory signage in 3 languages one of which is English.
I especially appreciated the inclusion of a stylized wheel to represent the Roma who were also persecuted by the Nazis and their cohorts.
One can disagree with the way the country decided to memorialize the devastation of Romania's Jews but it is good that it has found the courage to face its past.
Written April 18, 2018
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Laura L
Chicago, IL327 contributions
Sep 2017 • Solo
Locating a short walk from the Old Town in a residentially community. Although one may think an odd location, it makes sense as it represents those from the community of Bucharest that were persecuted and died. Stark - justifiably. Surrounded by local community residents having lunch and going about the day. An interesting emotional punch.
Written October 14, 2017
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