Stumbling Stones Kölner Straße 11

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:
Abraham Horn (born 1877, murdered in Auschwitz)
Ida Horn-Kaufmann (born 1882, murdered in Auschwitz)
Eva Horn (born 1907, fled 1939 to Belgium, survived)
Carl Horn (born 1907, fled 1938 to Belgium, survived)
Leo Horn (born 1910, murdered in Auschwitz)
Bertha Hirsch-Horn (born 1916, murdered in Auschwitz)

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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• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Hans Tasma