The Bornplatz synagogue or Margrit Kahl’s mosaic? An art historical appeal to preserve Hamburg’s place in German postwar memory culture

Q1 Arts and Humanities Holocaust Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-20 DOI:10.1080/17504902.2021.2016019
Galit Noga-Banai
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ABSTRACT In recent months, debate has been swirling in Hamburg over the rebuilding of the Bornplatz synagogue. My concern is a work of art, ‘Synagogue Monument,’ a memorial created by local artist Margrit Kahl (1942–2009) to mark the fiftieth jubilee of the November pogrom. Kahl traced the synagogue’s outline with cobblestones, on its original scale, as well as its complex domed ceiling and vaulted spaces. At present, the inclination is to integrate the mosaic into the new synagogue. If this plan is carried out, the decisive features of this work of art would be destroyed, and with it the memory of the old local Jewish community. Moreover, it would come at the expense of the significant place Hamburg holds in German postwar memorial culture.
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Bornplatz犹太教堂还是Margrit Kahl的马赛克?保留汉堡在德国战后记忆文化中地位的艺术历史吸引力
近几个月来,围绕波恩广场犹太教堂的重建问题在汉堡引发了激烈的争论。我关注的是一件艺术品,“犹太教堂纪念碑”,这是当地艺术家Margrit Kahl(1942-2009)为纪念11月大屠杀50周年而创作的纪念碑。卡尔用鹅卵石勾勒出犹太教堂的轮廓,保留了原来的规模,以及复杂的圆顶天花板和拱形空间。目前,倾向于将马赛克融入新的犹太教堂。如果这个计划得以实施,这件艺术作品的决定性特征将被摧毁,与此同时,当地古老的犹太社区的记忆也将被摧毁。此外,这将以汉堡在德国战后纪念文化中的重要地位为代价。
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