Stumbling Stone Marienplatz 20

This memorial stone (so called Stolperstein of stumbling block) commemorates:
Karl Horn (born 1890, escaped to the USA 1939)
Hertha Dina Horn (born 1898, escaped to the USA 1939)
Anita Horn (born 1923, escaped to the USA 1940)
Albert Julius Horn (born 1926, escaped to the USA 1940)

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: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Johan Tjallingii