Monument to the largest destroyed synagogue - the pillars indicate where the pillars of the building

It is now a memorial site and a Hebrew School - and i was able to snap this picture of resilience

Holocaust memorial - walls consists of books turned inward - as unfinished stories of lost lives

Building where headquarters of Nazi hunters were

Schielle was famous for his bold self portraits

Vienna Day 2 Jewish tour, Leopold Museum

July 21, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

We started the day with breakfast at a cafe where we ended up eating every day. We then did an amazing VoiceMap tour on the Holocaust - it’s tragedy and the subsequent quest for justice much of the tour is dedicated to the story of Simon Wiesenthal, the famous “Nazi hunter” who found and brought to justice numerous Nazis, hiding after the WWII. It was the best tour we have done - poignant, engaging and fascinating. In the afternoon, I went to the Leopold Museum and enjoyed many Austrian painters, including some of the Klimts and a large collection of Kokoshka and Schielle.Read more