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These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine or stumbling blocks) commemorate

Jacob Stokvisch Antwerpen 16 juni 1898 + Auschwitz november 1942
Grietje Stokvisch-Boas Amsterdam 20 mei 1898 + Auschwitz september 1942
Rachel Sara Stokvisch Borgerhout 18 september 1925 + Auschwitz september 1942
Sara Stokvisch Borgerhout 17 september 1927 + Auschwitz september 1942
Eva Stokvisch Deurne 15 februari 1931 + Auschwitz september 1942
Lea Stokvisch Borgerhout 15 juni 1938 + Auschwitz september 1942

persecuted or murdered by the Nazis.

The small brass plaques of 10 by 10 cm, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were persecuted and mostly murdered by the National-Socialists, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities and villages, 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.

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Source

• Text: Traces of War
• Photos: Martin Damen