Stumbling Stones Folkingestraat 10

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or tripstones) were laid on 18 April 2024 and commemorate:

Izak van der wijk, born 31 October 1900 in Groningen, murdered 16 April 1945 in Schwarzheide
Claartje van der Wijk-Bollegraaf, born 21 May 1904 in Groningen, murdered 7 July 1944 in Auschwitz
Jozef van der Wijk, born 12 August 1933, murdered 7 July 1944 in Auschwitz
Grietje van der Wijk, born 5 January 1938 in Groningen, murdered 7 July 1944 in Auschwitz

Claartje van der Wijk came from the musical Bollegraaf family who lived in the same street at number 35. After being rounded up, the family stayed in Westerbork for a period but were deported to Theresienstadt on 25 February 1944. In July 1944, they were deported to Auschwitz where mother Claartje and the children Jozef and Grietje were murdered immediately upon arrival on 7 July 1944. Father Izak was used for forced labour died on 16 April 1945 in Camp Schwartzheide, where he was forced to work for Braunkohlen-Benzinwerkes (Brabag).

"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: TracesOfWar mmv Bert Deelman
• Photos: Bert Deelman