Memorial Pyramid for Jewish Refugees at the Waterfall Path (Sorge)

The memorial pyramid at the Krimmler Waterfall Trail at 1,000 meters height commemorates the 5,000 men, women and children who gathered at this location in 1947 to jointly begin the journey to Palestine. Among the refugees were mainly Jews and Jewish women from Eastern Europe, who were still exposed to further persecution even after the end of the Second World War. In total, seven memorial pyramids were erected in 2013, which in German, English and Italian describe the situation of the Jewish displaced persons at that time during the flight over the Alps. In addition, the memorial site “Givat Avoda” was expanded in 2021 with a memorial pyramid and a sculpture. In order to show the presumed feelings of the refugees during the crossing of the Alps, each memorial pyramid was equipped with a central keyword.