Ceremonial opening of the 20th section of the Path of Remembrance through Leopoldstadt – Part 2
Over a hundred relatives from all over the world and members of the public from Vienna gathered at Gaußplatz on 14 June 2026 to walk the 20th section of the Path of Remembrance through Leopoldstadt – Part 2. Songs by the group Avanim provided the backdrop to speeches by District Mayor Alexander Nikolai, who emphasised the importance of remembrance for the district. Roswitha Hammer from the association spoke about the organisation’s 20 years of work.
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Scholzgasse 8
Here we commemorated Elsa Eltbogen and Moritz Eltbogen.
Their grandson Roger Eltbogen from Switzerland, accompanied by his sons David and Benjamin, and Eva Pelichower (Austria) were present. Of particular note is the date 14 June 2026, which corresponds exactly to the date of the couple’s deportation – a fact that deeply moved the family.
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Untere Augartenstraße 36
Here we commemorated Chawe Reiss, Elias Reiss, Chaje Breine Krakauer and Chaim Juda Krakauer.
The memorial stone was commissioned by an anonymous donor.
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Schreygasse 12
Sergio Seliger commemorated Lina Singer Stern, Abraham Singer Stern and Gusta Singer Stern here.
We welcomed 15 family members from the Seliger & Faiertag-Seliger (from Israel and the USA), Stern (Switzerland), Biberstein (Israel) and Lehrer (USA) families, who were with him.
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Ob. Donaustraße 63
Deron Brown from Canada paid tribute to Henna Rosner, Moses Rosner, Zvi (Heinz) Rosner and Zeev (Wilhelm) Rosner.
We welcomed, along with him, an incredible 41 family members from Canada, the UK, Australia, Belgium and Israel.
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Große Pfarrgasse 4
Richard Deutsch from the USA paid tribute to his great-grandfather Adolf Deutsch.
We welcomed Richard and Nicole Deutsch, along with their two daughters London and Fiona from the USA; their nieces Amelie and Emily Deutsch, also from the USA; Gunilla Likwornik, a cousin from Canada; and Andrea Husnik and Barbara Neugebauer, cousins from Austria.
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Tandelmarktgasse 5
Harold Sigall from the USA paid tribute to his grandmother, Josefa Sigall.
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We also welcomed the following guests from the USA:
Brenda Sigall, Elana Sigall, Jennifer Sigall, Emily Sigall, Michael Hartman, William Haft, Adam Gaynor, Talia Hartman-Sigall, Julian Hartman-Sigall, Laila Hartman Sigall, Lissa Davis-Sigall, Benjamin Sigall-Gaynor, Mouna Sigall-Gaynor, Judy Birnbaum, Israel Birnbaum, Stephen Birnbaum, Rebecca Birnbaum
Taborstraße 21A
Uri Yoeli from Israel paid tribute to his great-grandparents Hedwig Donath and Arnold Donath.
We also welcomed great-grandson Ilan Yoeli from Germany and grandchildren Menachem Yogev, Yosi Yogev, Shlomo Yogev and Gadi Eitan.
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Taborstraße 51
At this address, two families paid tribute to their loved ones:
Michelle Green from the UK paid tribute to Kurt Schwarz, Gisela Schwarz and Josef Schwarz.
She was joined at the event by Michelle and Ivan Green from England and her son Joel Camissar from Sydney, Australia.
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David Pollak from the USA paid tribute to his grandmother, Regine Pollak. We welcomed his wife, Marsha Pollak, along with him.
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During the stone-laying ceremony, the families discovered that their ancestors had known one another and had played together in the Augarten as children.
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The stations are illustrated and described in this new accompanying brochures: |