Friesdorf, Germany, Memorial to Humanitarian Johannes Lepsius
| Subject: | Dedicated to German missionary Johannes Lepsius. Lepsius was one of the key witnesses to the Armenian genocide. During World War I he published his work "Bericht über die Lage des armenischen Volkes in der Türkei" ("Report on the situation of the Armenian People in Turkey") in which he meticulously documented and condemned the genocide. A second edition entitled "Der Todesgang des armenischen Volkes" ("The way to death of the Armenian people") included an interview with Enver Pasha, one of the chief architects of the genocide. Lepsius had to publish the report secretly because Turkey was an ally of the German Empire and the official military censorship soon forbade the publication because it feared that it would affront the strategically important Turkish ally. However Lepsius managed to distribute more than 20,000 copies of the report. (view image) |
| Type of Memorial: | Monumental Sculpture |
| Physical Setting: | Urban |
| Tourist Amenities: | No |
| Physical Condition: | Good condition. |
| Inscription: | ERLEUCHTE HERR
IHRE SEELEN
HIER IN FRIESDORF BEGANNEN 1896 PFARRER DR. JOHANNES LEPSIUS 1858-1926 UND SEINE FRAU MARGARETHE GEB. ZELLER 1867-1898 AUS JERUSALEM GEMEINSAM IHREN KAMPF GEGEN DEN VÖLKERMORD AN DEN ARMENIERN ԼՈՒՍԱԻՈՐԵԱ ՏԷՐ ԶՀՈԳԻՄՆ ԾԱՌԱՅԻՑ ՔՈՑ |
| Location: | Friesdorf, Germany |
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