Orte des Erinnerns, Holocaust memorial in Bayerisches Viertel, Germany
Orte des Erinnerns is a memorial in the Bayerisches Viertel consisting of 80 double-sided plaques attached to street lamps that document anti-Jewish regulations from 1933 to 1945. The plaques are spread throughout the neighborhood with images on one side and text on the reverse describing the historical restrictions.
This memorial was established in 1993 to commemorate Jewish residents who lived in the neighborhood before being deported and murdered during the National Socialist period. It emerged as a response to the persecution that affected this community in this part of Berlin.
Artists Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock created this memorial by attaching information signs to street lamps, weaving documentation of persecution into the everyday landscape of the neighborhood. As you walk through the streets, these signs appear naturally among ordinary urban elements.
The memorial is easily accessible via U-Bahn lines U4 and U7 at Bayerischer Platz station, from which you can explore the plaques on foot throughout the neighborhood. A mobile application offers translations and audio guides to enhance your understanding while walking the route.
Each plaque displays historical everyday scenes through photographs that contrast with the legal measures written on the reverse, making the gradual exclusion of this community visible. This presentation method makes discrimination tangible and shows how legislation transformed daily life.
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