Memorial Unveiled for 1970 Munich Airport Terror Attack

The site honors Arie Katzenstein, who sacrificed his life to save others during an attempted plane hijacking by a Palestinian terror group.

A memorial was inaugurated at the former Munich-Riem Airport, commemorating the 1970 terror attack targeting an Israeli aircraft.
Arie Katzenstein, a German-Israeli entrepreneur, died heroically by shielding others from a hand grenade during the attack.
The assault injured eleven people, including Katzenstein's father, Uriel, who had fled Nazi Germany in 1933.
The memorial features a sculpture by Alicja Kwade, symbolizing the three explosions that occurred during the attack.
The attackers were captured but later released in a hostage exchange, leaving them unprosecuted for their crimes.