Holocaust Memorial

The Holocaust Memorial is located in the center of Bratislava's Old Town, on the site of the former Neolog Synagogue demolished in 1969. The monument was erected in 1996 to commemorate the 105,000 Holocaust victims from Slovakia. The Holocaust Memorial was envisaged as a place of public remembrance, where two layers of history intertwine: the memory of the Holocaust itself and the memory of the former Neolog synagogue, a long-time local landmark still remembered by many Bratislava residents. The memorial consists of a black wall etched with the silhouette of the destroyed synagogue, and an abstract central sculpture topped by a Star of David and placed on a black granite platform inscribed with the words “Zachor” [“Remember” in Hebrew] and “Pamätaj” [“Remember” in Slovak].