Memorial to the Destruction of the Synagogue Braunhubergasse

On November 9, 2003, a memorial stone was unveiled at the intersection of Braunhubergasse / Hugogasse in the district of Simmering, commemorating the destruction of the synagogue at Braunhubergasse in 1938. The design of the memorial stone was created by Leopold Grausam, and it was made from Mauthausner and Swedish granite. In 1952, the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde waived its claim to the property on which the synagogue had stood, in exchange for a settlement with a construction company. Instead, the installation of a memorial plaque and a payment plan to the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde was agreed upon. On the occasion of the commemorative year 1988, the memorial plaque was finally installed. The Simmeringer Grünen submitted corresponding motions to the Simmeringer Bezirksvertretung. However, the owners of the house built in 1977 objected – citing possible vandalism – against this. SPÖ-Bezirksrat Reinhard Todt submitted another motion in 2002 to the Bezirksvertretung for the erection of a memorial, which was unanimously adopted.