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Stumbling Stones Rue Vilain XIV 40

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed on 11-10-2019, commemorate:

ALEXANDRE GUIDALEVITCH (born 1900 Russia, arrested 16-8-1943, interned Mechelen, deported 1943, Auschwitz murdered)
PERLAN GUIDALEVITCH-KOPELMAN (born 1877 Russia, arrested 16-8-1943, interned iMechelen, transferred 18-9-1943 Hospice Scheut in Anderlecht, survived)

These Stolpersteine lie here for Jewish war victims, persecuted, deported and/or murdered in World War II.

"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 sidewalk in front of the last voluntary residence of (usually Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque is provided with the victim’s, date of birth, and fate. 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: Marie-Christine Vinck