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August-Bebel-Platz

August Bebel

Deutz 1840 - Passugg, Graubünden 1913
German Marxist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
(Wikipedia)

Lothar Rechtacek
2009

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

AUGUST
BEBEL
1840-1913

Annotation

Unveiled 9 November 2009, commemorating the 71st anniversary of the Pogrom Night 9 November 1938.

Sculptor

Lothar Rechtacek (Teplitz-Schönau [Teplice] 1943 - Holbach bei Nordhausen 2013), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Nordhausen, Einweihung August-Bebel-Büste und Erinnerungsweg und Gedenken der Opfer der antijüdischen Pogromnacht vor 71 Jahren.

Locatie (N 51°30'9" - E 10°48'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth062; Photograph: 12 August 2013
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