The Path of Remembrance

The Leopoldstadt was traditionally a district densely inhabited by Jewish people. 40 percent of the inhabitants were Jewish before the Nazis came into power in Austria. The second district was called “Mazzesinsel” (‘island of matzo’-bread of the Passover celebration). The Jewish life was blossoming. There were Jewish theatres, coffee houses, schools, synagogues and prayer houses. In the Karmeliterviertel (neighbourhood) a network existed that was made up of 180 associations and included all areas of life. This life was destroyed in one stroke. Jewish men, women and children were deprived of their rights, their belongings and their lives if they could not escape in time.

30.000 people who lived here were deported and murdered. This number also includes occupants who were forced to leave their homes in other parts of Austria and move to Vienna, where they lived in Assembly Camps.

The “Path of Remembrance” is intended to be a project throughout the entire second district. It leads to many formerly important places of Jewish life in the Leopoldstadt and makes visible the story of persecution and homicide of the Jewish population. The path touches on the everyday Jewish life, and it – in an exemplary manner – memorializes the people who formerly lived there. In this manner, we aim to – symbolically give, stone by stone, – those expelled and murdered former inhabitants, a little place in their home district; and to give their family members – solace as well as a place to celebrate the memory of their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and siblings.

By setting the stones we want to keep alive the memory of Jewish life and culture in the Leopoldstadt that was destroyed by the Nazis.
A central focus of our association is to include as many people in our project as possible. These ambitions have been very successful. We are in contact with many people all over the world, who want stones for their loved ones.

More than 300 people, most of them Viennese supported the project through sponsorship, paying for a building stone or by donating money. Many of the stones are regularly cleaned by tenants. There are house projects in the second district that have been partly inspired by the path. Numerous stones were set according to the wish of current inhabitants. The St. Nepomuk parish set stones in front of the church.

950 copies of the first brochure of the „Path of Remembrance“ have already been sold. Numerous events have made the project well-established. We also work with schools and there are regular guided tours on the “Path of Remembrance”.

The “Path of Remembrance” inspires passing people to reflect upon this subject. By transforming public space we want to contribute to the reconstruction of Jewish life in Vienna.

The “Path of Remembrance” through the Leopoldstadt tours many places of importance for Jewish life in the Second District and provides a visible historical record of the expulsion and murder of its Jewish population. By commemorating different facets of the everyday life for Jewish people living in Leopoldstadt, we hope to reconstitute, stone by stone, the existence of Jewish inhabitants who were driven from their homeland and murdered by the Nazis. In so doing, we hope to ensure that traces of these lives are left for their descendents. We also want to ensure that the Remembrance of Jewish life and the culture in Leopoldstadt is kept alive. Our intent is that the “Path of Remembrance” stimulates reflection among the public and contributes to how Vienna manages its difficult past.

The “Path of Remembrance” is comprised mainly of the following:
a) Explanation panels (20x20cm)
documenting former Jewish life, culture and the history of persecution and deportation.
b) Stones of Remembrance commemorating murdered Jewish inhabitants
c) At the launch of the project, road marking plates were also set.

Stones of Remembrance are typically 10x10cm bronze plates implanted into the sidewalk in front of residences from which people were deported. Frequently laid together with four stones per location, the the number of blocks and format is adapted to the number of people being commemorated and the local conditions at each station.
Descendents of individuals deported people write to us from all over the world to request stones for their family members. Many come to Vienna to attend commemoration ceremonies when these stones placed. A similarly large number of stones is placed for the people without relatives (The idea of the “Stolpersteine” is one we have adopted from Germany).

 

1.

Tempelgasse 3-5 Leopoldstadt Tempel Foto anzeigen

1a.

Tempelgasse 1 Inhabitants

1b.

Praterstraße 34 Inhabitants

2.

Praterstraße 36 Actress and  Actresses Jewish Theaers Foto anzeigen

2a.

Praterstraße 26 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

3.

Praterstraße 33 Coffeehouses Foto anzeigen

3a.

Praterstraße 25 The Roland Theater Foto anzeigen

3b.

Zirkusgasse 3 Inhabitants of Councel Housing
3c. Schrottgießergasse 1 Inhabitants
3d. Zirkusgasse 1 Inhabitants

4.

Zirkusgasse 22 Tempel Foto anzeigen

4a.

Zirkusgasse 30 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

5.

Schmelzgasse 9 Collective Flats Foto anzeigen

5a.

Johannes von Gottplatz 2 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

5a.

Johannes von Gottplatz 2 Inhabitants

5b.

Große Mohrengasse 25

5c.

Schmelzgasse 10

5d.

Rotensterngasse 20

5e

Rotensterngasse 23 Inhabitants

6.

Taborstraße (Ecke Karmeliterkirche) Jewish Installations Foto anzeigen

6a.

Taborstraße 21a Inhabitants

6b.

Negerlegasse 8 Collective Flats Foto anzeigen

6c.

Negerlegasse/Ecke Taborstraße Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

6d.

Taborstraße 14 Deported Children Foto anzeigen

6e.

Karmeliterplatz 3 Inhabitants

6f.

Karmelitergasse 13 Inhabitants

7.

Lilienbrunngasse 18 Bethaus, Belczer Schul

7a.

Kleine Sperlgasse/Lilienbrunngasse Inhabitants

7b.

Lilienbrunngasse 3 Inhabitants

7c.

Manes Sperber Park Inhabitants Lilienbrunngasse

7d.

Hammer Purgstallgasse 7 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

7e.

Hammer Purgstallgasse 6 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

7f.

Obere Donaustraße 101 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

7g.

Große Sperlgasse 8 Inhabitants

7h.

Lilienbrunngasse 11 Wallplaque

7i.

Lilienbrunngasse 9 Inhabitants

8.

Kleine Sperlgasse 2c Pupils Foto anzeigen

8a.

Große Sperlgasse 4 Inhabitants

8b.

Kleine Sperlgasse 1 Inhabitants

8c.

Große Sperlgasse 8 Inhabitants

8d.

Tandelmarktgasse 9 Inhabitants

9.

Kleine Sperlgasse 2a Collective Flat Foto anzeigen

9a.

Hollandstraße 9 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

9b.

Hollandstraße 8 Inhabitants Foto anzeigenFoto anzeigen

10.

Krummbaumgasse 8 Soupkitchen Foto anzeigen

10a.

Große Schiffgasse 9 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

10b.

Krummbaumgasse 2 Inhabitants

10c.

Krummbaumgasse 10 Inhabitants

10d.

Große Schiffgasse 5 Inhabitants

10e.

Hollandstraße 15

11.

Große Schiffgasse 8 Tempel, ‘Schiffschul’ Foto anzeigen

11a.

Floßgasse 10 Collective Flat Foto anzeigen

11b.

Schiffamtsgasse 10 Collective Flat Foto anzeigen

11c.

Herminengasse 8 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

11d.

Franz Hochedlingergasse 26 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

11e.

Floßgasse 9 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

11f.

Floßgasse 4/10 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

11g.

Obere Donaustraße 69 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

11h.

Herminengasse 10 Inhabitants

11i.

Herminengasse 21 Inhabitants

11k.

Nickelgasse 3 Inhabitants

11m.

Herminengasse 12 Inhabitants

11n.

Herminengasse 6 Wallplaque

11o.

Herminengasse 15 Inhabitants

12.

Karmelitermarkt Arienised Stalls Foto anzeigen

12a.

Leopoldsgasse 45 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

12b.

Haidgasse 1 Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

12c.

Haidgasse 3 Plaque, Inhabitants Foto anzeigen

12d.

Plaque on the Wall, Karmelitermarkt Spanish Civil War Fighters

12e.

Haidgasse 5 Inhabitants

12f.

Haidgasse 12 Inhabitants

12g.

Haidgasse 14 Inhabitants

13.

Leopoldsgasse 29 “Polnische Schul” Foto anzeigen

13a.

Große Pfarrgasse 2 Inhabitants

13b.

 

 

Große Pfarrgasse 23

 

 

Plaque on the Wall, Inhabitants

13c.

Leopoldsgasse 27A Wandtafel, HausbewohnerInnen

14.

Leopoldsgasse 26 Scool Society Beth Jakob Foto anzeigen

15.

Ecke Im Werd „Gerechte” und „U-Boats“ Foto anzeigen

15a.

Leopoldsgasse 16 Inhabitants

15b.

Schwarzingergasse 2 Collective Flats Foto anzeigen

15c.

Schiffamtsgasse 18 Inhabitants

15d.

Schiffamtsgasse 20: Inhabitants

15e.

Schwarzingergasse 6 Inhabitants

15f.

Große Schiffgasse 24 Inhabitants

16.

Malzgasse 7 Gils School and Collective Camp for the Sick and the  Old Foto anzeigen

16a.

Malzgasse 9 Inhabitants

16b.

Malzgasse 2 Inhabitants

16c.

Raimundgasse 4 Inhabitants

17.

Malzgasse 16 Jewish Boysschool Foto anzeigen

19.

Große Sperlgasse 41/kleine Pfarrgasse Club „Mathilde“

19a.

Große Pfarrgasse 8 Inhabitants

19b.

Große Sperlgasse 37a Inhabitants

19c.

Große Sperlgasse 28/Große Pfarrgasse 10 Inhabitants

20.

Große Pfarrgasse 5 Leopold Chuch

21.

Obere Augartenstraße 72:U-Bahnaufgang Haschomer Hazair

21a.

Taborstraße 36 Inhabitants

21b.

Taborstraße 46 Inhabitants

21c.

Taborstraße 48 Inhabitants

22.

Blumauergasse 1 / Ecke Taborstraße 44 Poale Zion

22a.

Große Mohrengasse 39 Plaque on the Wall Inhabitants

22b.

Glockengasse 15 Inhabitants

22c.

Odeongasse (vor dem Denkmal) Inhabitants

22d.

Große Mohrengasse 38 Plaque on the Wall , Inhabitants

22e.

Blumauergasse 22 Inhabitants

22f.

Glockengasse 23 Inhabitants

22g.

Odeongasse 9 Inhabitants

22g.

Odeongasse 9 Inhabitants

22h.

Große Mohrengasse 37 Inhabitants

22i.

Große Mohrengasse 40 Inhabitants

22k.

Blumauergasse 20 Inhabitants

22m.

Rotensterngasse 16 Inhabitants

22n.

Glockengasse 9a Inhabitants

22o.

Rotensterngasse 5 Inhabitants

23.

Novaragasse 8 U-Bahnaufgang Legal Protection, Jewish Peddler

23a.

Novaragasse 19 Collective Flats

23b.

Novaragasse 20 Inhabitants

23c.

Novaragasse 7 Inhabitants

23d.

Novaragasse 4 Inhabitants

23e.

Novaragasse 13 Inhabitants

24.

Pazmanitengasse 6 Pazmanite Tempel

24a.

Heinestraße 20 Inhabitants

25.

Heinestraße 4 Jura Soyfer und Poets

25a.

Heinestraße 2 Inhabitants

25b.

Pfeffergasse 3 Inhabitants

26.

Konradgasse 1 Collective Flats

26a.

Taborstraße 59 Inhabitants

26b.

Josefinengasse 7 Inhabitants

26c.

Große Stadtgutgasse 14 Inhabitants

26d.

Glockengasse 25 Inhabitants

27.

Augarten (Eingang Klanggasse) Off Limits for Jews

27a.

Castellezgasse 14 Inhabitants

28.

Castellezgasse 35 Collective Flats

28a.

Castellezgasse 29 Inhabitants

28b.

Lessinggasse 3 Inhabitants

28c.

Lessinggasse 8 Inhabitants

29.

Taborstraße 71 Arianized Jewish Factory Brill

30.

Vereinsgasse 21-23 Jewish Pupils

30a.

Vereinsgasse 19 Wall plaque inhabitants

30b.

Vereinsgasse 15: Inhabitants

30c.

Pazmanitengasse 14 Inhabitants

30d.

Pazmanitengasse 13 Inhabitants

30e.

Vereinsgasse 16 Inhabitants

30f.

Darwingasse 20 Inhabitants

30g.

Volkertstraße 13 Inhabitants

31.

Volkertmarkt „Street of Rememberance“  Link 

31a.

Volkertplatz 5 Inhabitants

31b.

Darwingasse 21 Bethaus Jeshuat Achim

31c.

Darwingasse 33 Inhabitants

31d.

Springergasse 14 Inhabitants

31e.

Rueppgasse 10 Inhabitants

31f.

Fugbachgasse 19 Inhabitants

31g.

Springergasse 27 Inhabitants

31h.

Springergasse 30 Inhabitants

31i.

Springergasse 5 Inhabitants

32.

Nordbahnstraße 50 North Station

33.

Heinestraße 35 Czortkower Rebbe

34.

Heinestraße 30-32 Burned Books

34a.

Große Stadtgutgasse 34 Wall plaque

34b.

Große Stadtgutgasse 28 Inhabitants

35a.

Heinestraße 40 Inhabitants

35b.

Heinestraße 42: Inhabitants

35c.

Novaragasse 40 Inhabitants

35d.

Novaragasse 38 Inhabitants

35e.

Novaragasse 46 Inhabitants

36.

Praterstern-Tegethoffdenkmal Cleening the Streets

37.

Praterstraße 60 Merchands Foto anzeigen

37a.

Praterstraße 56 HausbewohnerInnen

37b.

Praterstraße 66 HausbewohnerInnen

37c.

Praterstraße 54 HausbewohnerInnen

38.

Praterstraße 50 Collecting Flats

38a.

Praterstraße 45 / In front of Nepomukchurch Rememberance Plaque on the Chuch

38b.

Praterstraße 43 Inhabitants

38c.

Praterstraße 37 Inhabitants

38d.

Praterstraße 41 Inhabitants

39.

Czerningasse 7a Inhabitants

39a.

Praterstraße 42 Inhabitants

39b.

Czerninplatz 2 Inhabitants

39c.

Czerningasse 9 Inhabitants

40.

Czerninplatz 4 Association “Esther“ to Support Poor Brides

40a.

Czerningasse 23 Inhabitants

40b.

Czerningasse 21 Inhabitants

40c

Czerningasse 12 Inhabitants

40d.

Franzensbrückengasse 6 Inhabitants

41.

Czerningasse 6 Jewish Psychiatrists

41a.

Czerningasse 3 Inhabitants

41b

Cerningasse 4 Collecting Flats

42.

Ferdinandgasse 23 Jewisch Istallations

42a.

Ferdinandstraße 19: HausbewohnerInnen Inhabitants

42b.

Ferdinandstraße 17 Inhabitants

42c.

Ferdinandstraße 11 Inhabitants

43.

Ferdinandstraße/Ecke Aspernbrückengasse Inhabitants

43a.

Untere Donaustraße 13-15 Inhabitants

43b.

Untere Donaustraße 27 Inhabitants

Places outside the “Path of rememberance”

Alphabetical order

Am Tabor 15 Inhabitants
Am Tabor 5 Wall plaque/ Protestant Church
Arnezhoferstraße 3 Inhabitantsn
Ausstelklungsstraße 5 Inhabitants
Ausstellungsstraße 19 Inhabitants
Böcklinstraße 32-34 Inhabitants
Böcklinstraße 110 Inhabitants
Erlafstraße 5 HausbewohnerInnen
Förstergasse 3 Inhabitants
Förstergase 7 Inhabitants
Franz Hochedlingergasse 2 Inhabitants
Franz Hochedlingergasse 4 Inhabitants
Franz Hochedlingergasse 10 Inhabitants
Krafftgasse 3 Inhabitants
Lassallestraße 11 Inhabitants
Laufbergergasse 4 Inhabitants
Max Winterplatz 2 Wall Plaque
Max Winterplatz 11 Inhabitants
Max Winterplatz 20 Inhabitants
Molkereistraße 7 Inhabitants
Nordbahnstraße 32 Inhabitants
Obere Augartenstraße 2 Inhabitants
Obere Donaustraße 7 Inhabitants
Obere Donaustraße 6 Inhabitants
Paffrathgasse 5 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 2 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 5 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße/Förstergasse Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 18 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 19 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 30 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 32 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 34 Inhabitants
Rembrandtstraße 36 Inhabitants
Rueppgasse 38 Inhabitants
Scholzgasse 10 Inhabitants
Schreygsse 12 Inhabitants
Schüttelstraße 15 Inhabitants
Schweidlgasse 13 Inhabitants
Sebastian Kneippgasse 1 Inhabitants
Sebastian Kneippgasse 10 Inhabitants
Stuwerstraße 20 Inhabitants
Stuwerstraße 21 Inhabitants
Stuwerstraße 22 Inhabitants
Untere Augartenstraße 1-3 Inhabitants
Untere Augartenstraße 11

Aryanized Coffeehouse

Untere Augartenstraße 32 Inhabitants
Wehlistraße 218 Inhabitants
Wohlmutstraße 17 Inhabitants
Wolfgang Schmälzlgasse 10 Inhabitants
Wolfgang Schmälzlgasse 24 Inhabitants
Ybbsstraße 4 Inhabitants
Ybbsstraße 5 Inhabitants
Ybbsstraße 6 Wall Plaque
Ybbsstraße  22 Inhabitants
Ybbsstraße  28 Inhabitants
Zirkusgasse 11 Inhabitants