Shoes on the Danube Bank
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Sibley Slade
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""The composition titled 'Shoes on the Danube Bank' gives remembrance to the 3,500 people, 800 of them Jews, who were shot into the Danube during the time of the Arrow Cross terror.[2] The sculptor created sixty pairs of period-appropriate shoes out of iron. The shoes are attached to the stone embankment, and behind them lies a 40 meter long, 70 cm high stone bench. At three points are cast iron signs, with the following text in Hungarian, English, and Hebrew: "To the memory of the victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944–45. Erected 16 April 2005." - "
Chiara Viscuso
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"If you are like me, you will cry at sites like this, because even thinking about the history behind this will make you think 'How can humanity be so evil?'. At the same time, sites like this help us remember what should NOT happen again.
This haunting yet minimalist memorial consists of 60 iron shoes set along the riverbank. Each pair tells a story of the Jewish victims who were forced to remove their shoes before being executed into the Danube by fascist forces during WWII. It’s a place that leaves an unforgettable impression—simple, but full of emotion and history. "
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Michelle Naert
"This memorial honors the Jews who were killed by fascist Arrow Cross militiamen in Budapest during World War II. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. The memorial, created by film director Can Togay and sculptor Gyula Pauer, features 60 pairs of period-appropriate shoes cast in iron, representing the shoes left behind by the victims. It serves as a powerful reminder of the atrocities committed during the war and is a somber and moving tribute to the lives lost."
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