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: Born in Munich in 1908 and murdered in 1940 at the Hartheim Euthanasia Centre.
: The "Memorial Signs" project in Munich serves as an alternative to the Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) and consists of plaques or steles at locations where victims lived or worked. Notable Biographies Included
: A former student likely murdered in the Warsaw Ghetto in late 1942. : Born in Munich in 1908 and murdered
: Deported from Amsterdam and murdered in Auschwitz in 1942.
Detailed accounts of these students' lives and the school's memorial project can be found on the official Erinnerungszeichen (Memorial Signs) website or via personal essays by relatives, such as this piece by Michael Felsen in . Ruth Levinger | Erinnerungszeichen : Deported from Amsterdam and murdered in Auschwitz in 1942
In November 2022, Munich's held a significant ceremony to commemorate 20 former Jewish schoolgirls who were murdered during the Holocaust. This event, marking the school's 200th anniversary, involved placing Memorial Signs (Erinnerungszeichen) at the school's main entrance.
: The ceremony included addresses from Charlotte Knobloch (President of the Jewish Community of Munich), Mayor Katrin Habenschaden, and descendants of the victims. This event, marking the school's 200th anniversary, involved
: Current pupils spent years researching and retelling the life stories of the 20 murdered girls, including individuals like Johanna Felsen and Ruth Levinger .