The web of remembrance of the victims of Nazi persecution grows denser with each new memorial. Mayor Katrin habenschaden points out the importance of the commemorative signs not only for dealing with our history but also for our present: “The new web app commemorative signs is an important component of individual commemoration. Based on the many individual fates, it becomes clear how suddenly fellow citizens became persecuted. It all started with the stigmatization and marginalization of groups. So let’s defend ourselves when such misanthropic approaches are trying to find their way into mainstream society again today!”

Cultural Advisor Anton Biebl emphasizes the importance of the new online service in terms of culture of remembrance: “We would like to give those who were driven to their deaths a place in our midst again. Because they were neighbors, colleagues, friends, family, children – and rooted in the middle of urban society until they were abducted and murdered. With the commemorative signs and the web app, we remember them and that human dignity is inviolable.”

The latest memorials for Flora and Siegfried Wilmersdörfer are also included in the web app. They were presented to the public on January 27, 2022, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at Haimhauserstraße 1 in Schwabing by Mayor Katrin Habenschaden and Ellen Presser from the Jewish community in Munich and Upper Bavaria. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event took place in silence.

Since 2018, commemorative signs have been placed at places where people who were persecuted and murdered by the National Socialists lived. The commemorative signs are made of brushed stainless steel and are gold-plated. They are available in two versions – as wall panels on the facade and as steles on public land. They contain the most important biographical data, information on fate and – if available – a picture. The information can also be created through the perforated surface.