Memorial to all deportees of the Nazi era and steles in the garden

© Kurt-Willi Julius; Skulptur: "Auf der Schwelle zwischen Leben und Tod" (2007) von E. R. Nele

Waldeck-Frankenberg district memorial to all deportees of the Nazi era

Not quite 700 Jews were deported from the Waldeck-Frankenberg district during the Nazi era. These 700 people did not live together in a single place, but were spread across many communities in the district:
But not only Jews fell victim to the madness of racism; Sinti and Roma, disabled people, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals and political dissidents were marginalised, persecuted, deported and exterminated.
The district of Waldeck-Frankenberg has erected a memorial to these victims in the garden of the synagogue for all those deported during the Nazi era. It was created by the artist E. R. Nele.

Art competition: Remembering-Caring-Experiencing

In 2021, the Förderkreis Synagoge in Vöhl organised an art competition. In the final exhibition, 32 artists from all over Germany exhibited 35 works of art. The association purchased 6 steles, which are placed around and in the synagogue. In 2024, the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg provided two further stelae on loan.

Photo: Karl-Heinz Stadtler

Description of the 8 steles

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