Kristallnacht memorial tablet at Synagogue / Pametní deska Krištálové noci na synagoze - Nový Jicín (North Moravia)
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The granite memorial tablet, commemorating the Nazi' pogrom during Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938) with text in Hebrew, Czech and German, was unveiled on the front facade of the Nový Jicín synagogue in 1992.
Waymark Code: WMKP6A
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/10/2014
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The granite memorial tablet, commemorating the Nazi' pogrom during Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938) with text in Hebrew, Czech and German, was unveiled on the front facade of the Nový Jicín synagogue in 1992.
Nový Jicín was in a part of Czechoslovakia, which was after Munich agreement (September 1938) took by Nazi' Germany, so the first organized attacks to Jewish citizens of Nový Jicín are connected with Kristallnacht pogrom when the Synagogue was plundered. During WWII was a majority of Jewish community of town murdered in Nazi extermination camps.
On tablet is Czech and Hebrew inscription with verse of Old Testament (Numbers 24:5),
"How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!"
followed by short paragraph with information about Kristallnacht pogrom (in Czech and German).
The synagogue was built in 1908 according to a project of architect Ernst Lindner from Vienna. The structure was built by the local construction company of Richard Klose. The building was used as a warehouse during the WWII, and by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church after the war. It housed the district archive depositary from 1967 and for this purpose the area of the hall was divided into three storeys using an iron structure. The other adjoining rooms have flat ceilings.