This is the site of both a cemetery. It was also the site of a former retirement home, through which, under inhuman conditions, Berlin’s 55,000 Jews were forced to pass on the way to concentration camps. The statue by Will and Mark Lammert was presented by East Germany (DDR) desperate for international support. It was originally meant for Ravensbrueck but placed here where more would see it.
Note the stones representing eternal memory. Contrast with flowers.
A mosaic depicting peace as suggested by children. Note the small tiles at the bottom, such as the following.
CITYarts, Inc. (NY city) asked children around the globe what peace would look like, incorporating the ideas into this mural.
The New Synagogue, consecrated in 1866) was destroyed during the war. It has been partially rebuilt as a museum. Note the barricade poles surrounding the building.
The museum exhibited the drawings of Gabriella Rosenthal from Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem. This is her commentary on the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.