Holocaust memorial in Lodz? ?

Question

Can anyone give me anymore details about a memorial to the victims of the n**i concentration camps in operation throughout WW2?

I know that they are in Lodz, are next to a Reichsbahn carriage which transported Holocaust victims and are in the shape of gravestones with the names of the concentration camps mounted on them.

Any information regarding their design/er or origins will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

The memorial is sited at the defunct Radegast Station close to the site of the ghetto, from where the Jews were transported, and include the destination tablets you mention, a representation of a crematorium and other artefacts such as the cattle trucks. It was opened in 2005.

The memorial was designed by Polish/Jewish architect Czeslaw Bieleck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radegast_st...

Answer 2

Here's a little history from the Jewish Virtual Library.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsou...

Here are the giant tablets you were referring to: http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/pjh...