Stumbling Stones Stadtwaldgürtel 65-67

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Ruth kaufmann (born. 1909, murdered in Auschwitz)
Bertha Kaufmann (born. 1869, murdered in Westerbork)
Hildegard Kaufmann (born. 1900, fled to USA)
Friedrich Kaufmann (born. 1893, fled to USA)
Ernst Kaufmann (born. 1898, murdered in Auschwitz)
Walter Kaufmann (born. 1927, fled to Switserland)
Stephan Kaufmann (born. 1934, murdered in Westerbork)
Thomas Kaufmann (born. 1933, murdered in Westerbork)

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities, mainly in Germany but also in other European countries, the memorials also can be found. There are already many thousands of these plaques and their number is still counting. Almost all Stolpersteine are laid by the German artist himself, Gunter Demnig.

For more information and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine in Cologne (in German).

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