Explosion Damages Memorial for Jewish Victim of Nazis in Mönchengladbach, Germany

An explosive attack targeted a flowerpot memorial dedicated to Amelie Jung, a Jewish woman murdered by the Nazis, in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The blast occurred late Friday night around 11:30 p.m. in the Eicken district, severely damaging the wooden planter, part of the "Amaliengarten" remembrance project, and also damaging four nearby cars. Wood and soil debris were scattered across the street. The local police announced that the State Security Service has launched an investigation and is seeking witnesses who might provide information about the perpetrators.

Amelie Jung was born in 1896 and lived for several years on Goethe Street in Mönchengladbach, located in North Rhine-Westphalia. She likely worked as a seamstress in the city. In 1941, the Nazis deported her to the Lodz Ghetto, then called "Litzmannstadt," in occupied Poland, where she was killed on August 22, 1942. To honor her memory, the city established the "Amaliengarten," a local memorial project featuring large wooden flowerpots with flowers placed in public spaces as a tribute to her and other victims. Additionally, a stumbling stone (Stolperstein) was placed in her memory on Hagelkreuz Street in Mönchengladbach.