Silent remembrance

"Silent Remembrance" at the Synagogue Gate November 10, 2026 Organizer: Guests, Wangen Cultural and Village Association #### Commemoration of Kristallnacht 87 years ago, on the night of November 9 to 10, 1938, synagogues burned throughout Germany, Jewish businesses were destroyed, and numerous people of the Jewish faith were abused, arrested, or murdered. This **Reichspogromnacht** marked the transition from discrimination to the systematic persecution and extermination of the Jewish population by the National Socialist regime. The **Wangen synagogue** also fell victim to the flames that night. Its location reminds us to this day of the destruction of Jewish life in our immediate neighborhood. The Gäste-, Kultur- und Dorfverein Wangen e.V. (Wangen Guest, Culture and Village Association) is therefore inviting people to **a silent commemoration at the synagogue gate **again this year. During the day, visitors will have the opportunity to place a stone in the bowl provided as a sign of remembrance and solidarity. With this gesture, we want to keep the memory of the victims alive and remain aware of our responsibility to resolutely oppose anti-Semitism and exclusion in all its forms.