Stumbling Stones Brouwerskade 65

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

family Citroen

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.

CONSTANCE CITROEN-BRAMSON
March 13, 1868 (Amsterdam) - September 6, 1944 (Auschwitz)
Brouwerskade 65
Born 13 March 1868, Amsterdam
Constance Bramson married Philip Citroen on July 5, 1898. He was a merchant. Together they had two daughters, Henriëtte Elisabeth (13-5-1899) and Elisabeth Klara (22-11-1904), who both remained unmarried. Philip died on March 25, 1940 (aged 69) in Haarlem.
Constance was the eldest sister of Henriëtte Beek-Bramson, who moved to Haarlem after her husband's death and came to live around the corner from her. Constance lived with her youngest daughter at 65 Brouwerskade. Her eldest daughter lived in Zandvoort, where she worked as a teacher. Constance and her daughters were on the same transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz, where they were murdered immediately upon arrival.
Transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz 3 September 1944.
Murdered in Auschwitz on September 6, 1944.
She was 76 years old.


ELISABETH CLARA LEMON
November 22, 1904 (Amsterdam) - September 6, 1944 (Auschwitz)
Brouwerskade 65
Born November 22, 1904, Amsterdam
Elisabeth was the youngest daughter of Philip Citroen and Constance Citroen-Bramson. She was unmarried and lived with her mother. She worked as an office clerk.
Transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz 3 September 1944.
Murdered in Auschwitz on September 6, 1944.
She was 39 years old.

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Source

• Text: Reini Elkerbout
• Photos: Reini Elkerbout