Stumbling Stones Baron Ruzettelaan 435

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed on December 7, 2024, commemorate:
-Albert DE BACKER–brother Jannes (born 1916, arrested in resistance 3-5-1943, deported, murdered in Siegburg on 26-6-1944)
-Maurice STEYAERT-brother Leo (born 1901, arrested in resistance 2-5-1943, shot in Oostakker on 21-9-1943)

"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: Marie-Christine Vinck