Shoah Namensmauern Gedenkstätte, Holocaust memorial in Alsergrund, Austria
The Shoah Namensmauern is a memorial in Vienna consisting of stone walls arranged in an oval formation with approximately 65,000 names of Austrian Jewish victims engraved on granite plates. The walls create a path that guides visitors through the space where they encounter the inscriptions.
The memorial opened on November 9, 2021, following 20 years of planning and construction, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1938 November Pogroms. This date marks a turning point in Austrian Jewish history when persecution began.
The name 'Namensmauern' means name walls, emphasizing that remembrance happens when individual names are spoken and read aloud. Visitors find themselves tracing inscriptions with their fingers, making the act of remembering deeply personal.
The memorial is located in Ostarrichi Park near the Austrian National Bank and remains accessible at any time of day or night for visitors. The oval layout allows people to walk through at their own pace and spend as much time as needed.
The names engraved on the granite plates come from records provided by the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance, drawn from historical archives and registries. This means each name represents a documented individual rather than just a statistical figure.
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