Memorial Pyramid for Jewish Refugees at the Junction to Plauener Hütte (Sehnsucht)

Above 2,000 meters, near the Plauener Hütte, stands the memorial pyramid titled "Sehnsucht." It commemorates the Jewish refugees who crossed the Tauernpass in order to reach Italy. From there, they would be transported to Palestine. The diversion via the Plauener Hütte was chosen because the Italian executive had increasingly pushed Jewish refugees back into Austria in 1947, which is why the route over the Heiligegeist-Jöchl was selected as an alternative route. In total, seven memorial pyramids were erected in 2013, describing the situation of the Jewish displaced persons at that time during their flight over the Alps in German, English, and Italian. In addition, the memorial site "Givat Avoda" was expanded in 2021 with a memorial pyramid. In order to illustrate the presumed feelings of the refugees during their crossing of the Alps, each memorial pyramid was equipped with a central keyword.