Published : 2014-12-31

(Not) forgotten railway station – Gleis 17 as an example of commemoration of deportations victims

Anita Ciechomska



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The article is a description of the memorial place „Gleis 17” in Berlin. This place is a form of commemoration of the Jewish victims of deportations from the capital of Germany. The monument Gleis 17 is an initiative of the German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) and was established in 1991 on the historical place – station Berlin Grunewald where the Jewish inhabitants of the city where deported from to the ghettos and death camps. The article contains the details how the idea of the memorial place has been created and fulfilled. The appearance and meaning of single parts of the whole memorial complex are described as well. Furthermore there is a role of this place in the movie “Der letzte Zug” (The last train) mentioned.

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deportation, Holocaust, German Jews, Third Reich, Nazis, Berlin, Gleis 17, German Railways, Berlin Grunewald, concentration camp, ghetto, memorial site



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Ciechomska , A. (2014). (Not) forgotten railway station – Gleis 17 as an example of commemoration of deportations victims. Jewish Studies. Almanac, 4(4), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.56583/sz.552

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