Stumbling Stones Rivierdijk 414

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or Stumbling Stones), which were laid on 27-4-2018, commemorate:
Simon den Hartog, born 1869
Mietje den Hartog-den Hartog, born 1870
Hendrijntje den Hartog, born 1901
Betje Kleinkramer-den Hartog, born 1867
Sophia den Hartog, born 1881

Simon den Hartog had a shop in Sliedrecht and was a member of the municipal council, first for the Liberals and later with his own list. He was also chairman of the Sliedrecht Middle Class Association, chairman of the association "Volksonderwijs", board member of the Orange Association and member of the Volunteer Fire Brigade.

On 17 November 1942, the family consisting of father, mother, daughter and two living relatives were taken from their homes by two Dutch SD inspectors and delivered to the police station. Via Amsterdam, they arrive in Westerbork a day later. From there, they are deported on 30 November. Three days later, they were all gassed at Auschwitz. One daughter who had gone into hiding survived the war.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project in Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism).
Stolpersteine (trip stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of the last voluntary residence or sometimes hiding address of (mostly Jewish) victims murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque has the victim's name, date of birth and place (usually a concentration camp) and date of death stamped into it. In this way, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He quotes the Talmud: "A person is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Fedor de Vries (1, 2, 3, 4), Stichting Struikelstenen Sliedrecht (5)
• https://www.struikelstenensliedrecht.nl/familie-hartog-simon-den/