Commemoration – Cinqfontaines

Commemorative events

27/01/24

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Like everywhere else in the world, 27 January is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. Activities in Cinqfontaines will be announced at a later date.

07/07/24

Commemoration of the Auschwitz Committee

Commemoration for the Luxembourg victims of the Shoah, organised by the Auschwitz Luxembourg Committee.

15/10/23 - 15/10/23

Memorial concert Cinqfontaines

Every year, a memorial concert is held in Cinqfontaines as part of the ‘Klenge Maarnicher Festival’. This concert is intended to commemorate the around 300 Jews who were interned in Cinqfontaines by the National Socialists during the Second World War. More info – program, tickets, etc. – can be found here: https://www.dkmf.lu/veranstaltungen/717/8732/

03/07/23 - 16/10/23

Exhibition „Jugendliche im Deportationszug Da3“

Currently, the chapel in Cinqfontaines is hosting a travelling exhibition by the working group “Grenzenlos gedenken”. Six Jewish German and Luxembourgish youths who were deported to the Litzmannstadt ghetto in October 1941 are presented there. Exhibition language: German Further information on ‘Grenzenlos gedenken’ and the exhibition can be found here: http://www.grenzenlos-gedenken.eu/index.php

Commemorative projects

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Mémorial de la Shoah au Luxembourg

The Mémorial de la Shoah au Luxembourg is a digital memorial dedicated to the memory of Jewish members of Luxembourg’s society who were persecuted by the Nazis for racist reasons. On the website, visitors can read their biographies and view documents and photos.