On Wednesday 4th July 2012 after five years of planning, the unveiling and commemoration of a memorial stone was unveiled by the Presidents of Magdalen College, Prof. David Clary, and Oxford Jewish Community, Mr Simon Ryde. Under a somewhat leaden sky a small service of dedication and remembrance was held in the Rose Garden in front of the entrance to the Botanic Garden. The programme was as follows:
The stone bears the following inscription:
Following the service the 53 officiants and guests attended a small reception in the Large Glasshouse within the Botanic Garden.
Reports of the event appeared on the BBC Radio Oxford and Jewish Chronicle websites, and the Oxford Mail.
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How the event was reported in the Jewish Chronicle,
6th July 2012
BBC Oxford carried a piece on their website,
as did the Times of Israel
On 1st November 2016, the Stone was resited a few feet to
the south and mounted in semi erect to make it more legible.