Wand der Namen

Summary

Wand der Namen is a memorial^[1].

Key Facts

• Wand der Namen is located in Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt^[2].
• Wand der Namen is in the country of Germany^[3].
• Wand der Namen's instance of is recorded as memorial^[4].
• Wand der Namen's instance of is recorded as cautionary memorial^[5].
• Wand der Namen took place at Gedenkstätte Ahlem^[6].
• Wand der Namen's Commons category is recorded as Wand der Namen (Hannover)^[7].
• Wand der Namen's commemorates is recorded as deportation^[8].
• Wand der Namen's commemorates is recorded as Nazism^[9].
• Wand der Namen's commemorates is recorded as Hanover^[10].
• Wand der Namen's commemorates is recorded as Secret State Police Central Office Hannover^[11].
• Wand der Namen's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 52.377749, 'longitude': 9.671061, 'precision': 1e-06}^[12].
• Wand der Namen's located on street is recorded as Heisterbergallee^[13].
• Wand der Namen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.hannover.de/Kultur-Freizeit/Architektur-Geschichte/Erinnerungskultur/Gedenkstätte-Ahlem/Die-Gedenkstätte-heute^[14].
• Wand der Namen's date of official opening is recorded as 1987^[15].
• Wand der Namen's inscription is recorded as Von 1941 bis 1945 missbrauchten die Nationalsozialisten und ihre Mittäter die Israelitische Gartenbauschule für ihre Verbrechen. Von hier aus schickten sie Jüdinnen und Juden aus den Regierungsbezirken Hannover und Hildesheim in den Tod. Die Gestapo-Außenstelle in Ahlem verantwortete den Tod von Zwangsarbeiterinnen und Zwangsarbeitern aus vielen europäischen Ländern. Mindestens 59 Menschen wurden auf dem Gelände selbst ermordet. Nicht wenige sahen keinen anderen Ausweg, als sich das Leben zu nehmen. Mit dieser Wand der Namen gedenken wir der Opfer. Mit ihnen erinnern wir auch an alle Verfolgten und Ermordeten, deren Namen und Schicksale nicht bekannt sind.^[16].
• Wand der Namen's inscription is recorded as Wand der Namen (Wall of Names) contains over 3,000 plaques with the names of people whose fate was connected to the Israelite Horticultural School during the Nazi era. Inscription: From 1941 to 1945, the National Socialists and their accomplices misused the Jewish Gardening School for their crimes: from here they sent Jewish men, women and children of the districts of Hanover and Hildesheim to their death. The Gestapo branch in Ahlem was also responsible for the death of forced labourers from many European countries. At least 59 people were murdered directly on the premises. Quite a few others, as a last resort, chose to commit suicide. With this wall of names we commemorate the victims. We also commemorate all those who were persecuted or murdered and whose names and fate are unknown.^[17].
• Wand der Namen's state of conservation is recorded as damaged^[18].
• Wand der Namen's street address is recorded as Heisterbergallee 8, 30453 Hannover^[19].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Johanna Birkenruth^[20].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Selli Birkenruth^[21].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Eva Schleisner^[22].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Max Schleisner^[23].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Gerda Schleisner^[24].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Hermann Israel^[25].
• Wand der Namen's inscription mentions is recorded as Else Israel^[26].

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Material and Period

The location of Wand der Namen was Gedenkstätte Ahlem^[6].