60 pairs of iron shoes now line the river's bank, a ghostly memorial to the victims. 'Shoes on the Danube Promenade' by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer.
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki
Source: All About Cemeteries
Thursday, March 3, 2022
A Very Powerful Image
During WWII, Jews in Budapest were brought to the edge of the Danube, ordered to remove their shoes, and shot, falling into the water below.
60 pairs of iron shoes now line the river's bank, a ghostly memorial to the victims. 'Shoes on the Danube Promenade' by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer.
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki
Source: All About Cemeteries
60 pairs of iron shoes now line the river's bank, a ghostly memorial to the victims. 'Shoes on the Danube Promenade' by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer.
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki
Source: All About Cemeteries
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