Stumbling Stones Platz der Synagoge

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Albert Eckstein (born 1891, murdered in Auschwitz in 1942)
Felicitas Eckstein (born 1891, murdered in Auschwitz in 1942)
Lore Eckstein (born 1921, lot onbekend)
Martin Eckstein (born 1929, Kinderlager Izieu, survived)

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the National-Socialists, 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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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: TracesOfWar.com