Inauguration of seven “Stations of Remembrance” in Mariahilf on September 11, 2025
The event began with a performance by the music group Avanim at Schillerpark in Vienna’s 6th district.
Ms. Roswitha Hammer opens this afternoon’s event by introducing the participating families. Ms. Ursula Klein, representing Mr. Rumelhart, then welcomes all those present.
More than 60 participants, relatives, initiators, and interested parties are present at the opening.
Gumpendorferstraße 9:
We commemorate Martha and Paul Bachrach.
The stones of remembrance for Martha and Paul Bachrach are being unveiled on the initiative of Mathilda and Marianne Witt for their great-great-grandparents and great-grandparents.
In addition to friends of the family, we welcome Marianne’s grandson Michael Molnar and Marianne’s husband and daughters, the great-granddaughters of the Bachrachs. Marianne Witt is here with four of the ten great-grandchildren of Martha and Paul Bachrach, the eldest of whom, Mathilda Witt, is the co-initiator of the stone.
The two grandchildren of Martha and Paul Bachrach, Monika Skalicky and Karin McNab, are unfortunately unable to be here today for health reasons. Karin lives in Australia, but thanks to damily research new family contact has been established after decades.
Magdalenenstraße 2:
We commemorate Gisela, Siegfried, and Otto Wind.
The stone is the result of an initiative by Jane Heller from Australia. Katherine and Richard Volin, as well as Kimberly Springer, have come from the USA. Thomas, Lisa, David, and Naomi Heller are here today from Great Britain, and Gunther Theml, Elisabeth Wittich, and Doris Themel are here from Vienna.
Gumpendorferstraße 63G:
We commemorate Marie and Walter Herzog.
The initiative came from Margaret Knight from the USA for her grandparents. She came to Vienna with her brothers Lee M. Herzog and Michael Herzog, her sister-in-law Nancy Salzmann, and her husband Greg Roman.
With the permission of a resident of the building, we are moving the ceremony to unveil this stone to the hallway of Gumpendorferstraße 63G.
Gumpendorferstraße 74:
This stone is for Josefine and Wilhelm Teitelbaum.
This stone laying was initiated by Grant and Peter Till from the USA. The stone commemorates Grant’s great-grandparents.
Stumpergasse 16:
We commemorate Malvine and Ulrich Schechner, Therese Reisel Färber and Heinrich Färber
The initiative for this stone came from Yael Schechner from Israel. The Schechner family came with her from Israel, and the Schlosser family came from Vienna.
Webgasse 10:
We commemorate Cäcilie Hartenstein and Camilla und Helene Fischer.
Two families initiated this stone:
Annie Hartenstein from the USA for her grandmother Cäcilie. She came from the USA with her husband and cousin Jill Rock, as well as her friend Robert Strauss.
Harry Lansman from Great Britain took the initiative for Camilla and Helene Fischer. We welcome Veronica Lansmann, Helene’s daughter and Camilla’s granddaughter, as well as Michael Lansman and Jaime Lansman.
Gumpendorferstraße 159:
We commemorate Emil and Blanka Schick.
The initiative was launched by great-granddaughter, grandniece, and granddaughter Bianca Pedrina from Switzerland.
We also welcome the two daughters of the displaced siblings Emil and Bianka Schick: Gisele Pedrina from Basel and Muriel Dahan from Paris.
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