Stumbling Stone Jan Zijlstraat 33

This small brass plaque (Stolperstein or tripstone) laid on 17 April 2024 commemorates:
Siemen Sterenberg, born 12 march1884, murdered 21 December 1944.

Siemen was born on 12 March 1884 in the hamlet of Kröddeburen. He was a cattle farmer and lived at Zwarte weg 8 (G171), now Jan Zijlstraat 33 Ten Post. In his farm he gave shelter to people in hiding. On 21 December 1944, he was shot dead by Boele Staal an accomplice of the Sicherheidsdienst.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project in Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism).
Stolpersteine (trip stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of a residence of (mostly Jewish) victims murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is engraved with the victim's name, date of birth and place (usually a concentration camp) and date of death. In this way, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He quotes the Talmud: "A person is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Bert Deelman
• https://hvtpmensen.blogspot.com/2018/02/siemen-sterenberg.html