Jewish Memorial Cinqfontaines

The Jewish memorial has been placed on the roadside towards the Cloister in Cinqfontaines and has been signposted with a sign saying "Monument Auschwitz" and an arrow in its direction (see picture nr 5). Over 700 Jewish men, women and children have been carried away from this place. On the information table a text in German and French says: Das "Jüdische Altersheim"in Fünfbrunnen - 1941 – 1943. (The "Jewish Home for the Aged" in Fünfbrunnen). This history started on March 1941 and ended in 1943 [i]6 July 1969 On the initiative of the Amicale Auschwitz Luxembourg and following the design of the artist and former concentration camp prisoner Lucien Wercollier, near the cloister a monument was erected to memorize all Jewish people that were deported from Luxemburg[/i] The 5 blocks of rose granite from the quarry of the concentration camp Struthof (in Alsace) stacked randomly on top of each other, symbolize [i] "a bent but standing up human"[/i] Ever since, a memorial service takes place here on the first Sunday in July. On the information table there is also a picture with below the text indicating that this is the very railway: [i]"The railway underneath the Cloister"[/i]