|
Erlangen doesn't have a
war memorial that lists the names of the soldiers.
Three Jewish fallen
soldiers from Erlangen
Lothar Hopfenmaier
Dr. Joseph Gutmann
Willi Weglein
had been commemorated
on a plaque, that used to be to the right of the
tora-shrine, in the synagogue, that was inaugurated
on the 30st of october 1921 by the rabbi of the
district, Dr.David Brade. The plaque is no longer
there. Most probably, it was destroyed during the
"Reichskristallnacht".
As a consequence,
today Erlangen only has one stone memorial for the
death of Jewish soldiers for "their country" - the
gravestone for Lothar Hopfenmaier s.A.
Below mlitary symbols
- spiked helmet, sword and Iron Cross with a wreath
of laurel - you will find the following inscription: |
