Stumbling Stones Roonstrasse 31

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Luise Cahn (born 1897, murdered in Auschwitz)
Ernst Cahn (born 1889, murdered in Scheveningen op 3-3-1941)
Mirjam Cahn (born 1928, murdered in Auschwitz)

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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Source

• Text: Johan Tjallingii
• Photos: Johan Tjallingii