Memorial Symbol Key Against Forgetting

On April 8, 2008, the installation "Schlüssel gegen das Vergessen" was unveiled in Servitengasse in the 9th district, commemorating those Jewish residents of Servitengasse who were murdered and expelled during the NS period. The realization of the memorial symbol was embedded in a research project of the civil society association Servitengasse 1938, which aimed to investigate the life stories and fates of the former Jewish residents in the district. In cooperation with the University of Applied Arts, a competition was launched for the implementation of the memorial symbol. Julia Schulz was able to convince the jury with her design. The realized installation consists of a glass vitrine embedded in the floor, which allows a view of 462 keys with name plates. The keys symbolize, "that people lived, worked and resided here, were expelled from this alley and were forgotten. They also symbolize the rediscovery and the remembrance of their names" (Servitengasse 1938).