Stumbling Stones Melatengürtel Ecke Scheidtweilerstraße

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:

Fred Gustav Katz (born 1896, 1938 deported to Dachau escaped in 1939 to luxembourg then to the USA)
Erna Bonnette Katz (born 1903, escaped in 1939 to luxemburg in 1940 to Portugal then to the USA)
Heinz Artur Katz(born 1930, escaped in 1939 to luxemburg in 1940 to Portugal then to the USA )
Eva Helene Katz (born 1936, escaped in 1939 to luxemburg in 1940 to Portugal then to the USA)

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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