The work by GRAYK (Jose Villanueva) was created in 2021 as part of the project „Gegen das Vergessen“ (Engl. against forgetting) as part of the theme year 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany and 900 Years of Jewish Life in Thuringia.

Directly opposite the location of the former synagogue of Schmalkalden, the work of GREYK impressively and melancholy takes up the topic of expulsion and migration. The figure of the frog in this picture symbolises strength, resurrection and the courage to explore the world.