Stumbling Stones Hoofdstraat 65

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed on 16-04-2023, commemorate:
Arnold Van der Sluis (born 1893, deported 23-10-1942 from Westerbork, murdered 20-11-1942, Sakrau)
Bertha Van der Sluis-De Lange (b. 1901, deported 23-10-1942 from Westerbork, murdered 26-10-1942, Auschwitz)
Lies Van der Sluis (born 1926, deported 23-10-1942 from Westerbork, murdered 26-10-1942, Auschwitz)
Jetty Van der Sluis (born 1927, deported 23-10-1942 from Westerbork, murdered 26-10-1942, Auschwitz)
Emma Van der Sluis (born 1939, deported 23-10-1942 from Westerbork, murdered 26-10-1942, Auschwitz)

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

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• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Liesbeth Blogt