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Memorial of the Deported Teachers of the Municipal Technical Institute

Along the Brandariskaai is the monument to the teachers of the Stedelijk Technical Institute, deported during the Second World War.

A. LAVA - R. EVERS - I. BOILERS - C. MARTEIN - R. RONDELEZ - J. SANDERS -
C. STIMART - L. DEFEVER - J. COLLETTE - A. DEGRYSE - G. VERHELST - R. VAN HECKE - D. SMESSAERT - CH. SORRYLESS - A. DECOUSSEMAEKER

Below the names is the sentence:
Potius mori quam foedari
Translation: "Better to die than to dishonor oneself"

THIS MONUMENT STANDS NOW AT THE ERNEST FEYSPLEIN

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Source

  • Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
  • Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck