This memorial is to the 20,000 Jews who were shot on the shores of the Danube by the Hungarian Arrow-Cross (Nylas), an official arm of the Hungarian government. While some non-Jews would have suffered this fate, namely those that had the amazing courage to try to help Jews, an offence punishable by immediate execution, this execution process was intended exclusively for Jews as part of the genocide that was passionately supported by the Hungarian Arrow-Cross. The absence of the mention of Jews on the plaques is an example of the whitewashing by the Hungarian government of the role of the Hungarian Arrow Cross in the Jewish genocide of WWII. The presence of a plaque in Hebrew is evidence of the true history represented by the Shoes but very few people who visit the memorial would understand its significance.