These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
- Benjamin de Vries (born 1884, deported 3.9.1944 from Westerbork, murdered 6.9.1944 Auschwitz)
- Sara de Vries-van Kloeten (born 1891, deported 1944 from Westerbork, murdered 30.4.1945 somewhere in Europa)
- Rosalie de Vries-Stern (born 1914, deported 1944 from Westerbork, murdered 13.10.1944 Birkenau)
The small brass plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were persecuted or 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.
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