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Stumbling Stones Amandusstraße 47

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), commemorate:

Philip Schwartz, born 1890, fled to Canada in 1939.
Jenny Schwartz-Meyer, born 1898, fled to Canada
Jeanette Schwartz, born 1893, fled to the Netherlands in 1938, interned in Westerbork, deported to Bergen-Belsen, survived.
Rosa Schwartz, born 1896, fled to the Netherlands in 1938, interned in Westerbork, deported to Bergen-Belsen, survived .
Max Schwartz, born 1901, fled to the Netherlands in 1938, interned in Westerbork, deported to Bergen-Belsen, survived .
Jozef Schwartz, born 1903, fled to the Netherlands, interned in Westerbork, deported to Natzweiler in 1943, murdered in Camp Echterdingen in March 1945.
Sara Schwartz-Gordon, born 1861, fled to the Netherlands, interned in Westerbork, deported to Bergen-Belsen in 1944 and murdered there on 9-3-1944.

"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: Hans Tasma