Stumbling Stones Schedestrasse 39

These small, brass memorial plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:

* Henriette Bloch, born 1864, deported 1942, Theresienstadt, murdered in Treblinka.
* Helene Bloch, born 1872, deported 1942, Theresienstadt, murdered in Treblinka.

Although no family information was found, these two women may have been sisters or cousins. Both were born in Hamburg, and Hamburg remained their permanent residence. Both were deported on the same transport with 923 others from Hamburg to Theresienstadt (VI/1, 15 July 1942). Two months later, they were deported together along with 2000 others from Theresienstadt to the Treblinka extermination camp (transport Bp on 21 September 1942). Only one person out of 2002 deportees is known to have survived that deportation to Treblinka.

Henriette and Helene Bloch had consecutive prisoner numbers on each transport. Perhaps they "travelled" together.


"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of the last voluntary residence of (mostly Jewish) victims who were murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is engraved with the victim’s name, date of birth, and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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