German soccer club Schalke to unveil memorial plaque to 9 Jewish Holocaust victims

Published January 23, 2013 11:53am EST | Updated January 13, 2015 12:15pm EST

German soccer team Schalke will unveil a memorial plaque in front of its stadium to honor nine Jewish club members and supporters who perished in the Holocaust.

The Bundesliga club says the plaque will be unveiled Jan. 30. Players scheduled to attend include captain Benedikt Hoewedes, Christoph Metzelder and Julian Draxler.