Persecution and memorial recordsRB-PHO-0008

Halberstadt placed a memorial beside the cathedral

This modern memorial stands beside Halberstadt Cathedral for the town’s persecuted and murdered Jews. Residents and visitors encounter the names in the center of the city. The photograph records the memorial in place, but not every inscription closely enough to read.

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Transcription

DER ALLMÄCHTIGE BEUGT DAS RECHT NICHT · HIOB 34,12 DEN JÜDISCHEN MÄNNERN FRAUEN KINDERN AUS HALBERSTADT DIE IN DEN JAHREN 1933–1945 VERTRIEBEN VERFOLGT ERMORDET WURDEN HERR ERBARME DICH

English translation

The Almighty does not pervert justice. Job 34:12. To the Jewish men, women and children of Halberstadt who in the years 1933–1945 were driven out, persecuted and murdered. Lord, have mercy.

German transcription and English translation prepared for the Reichenbach Family Archive from the photographed memorial.

Archive reference
RB-PHO-0008
Date
Modern family photograph
Digital image
2016 × 1512 pixels
Evidence status
Documented modern memorial
Source and provenance
Family photograph made during research in Halberstadt and accessioned as RB-PHO-0008.
Credit
Reichenbach Family Archive
Rights
Family-owned photograph; cleared for publication by the archive owner.
Image treatment
Supplied JPEG preserved without generative alteration.

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Reichenbach Family Archive. “Halberstadt placed a memorial beside the cathedral.” Modern family photograph. RB-PHO-0008. https://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-pho-0008.

Permanent URLhttps://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-pho-0008