Stumbling Stone Jägerstraße 26

This memorial stone (so called Stolperstein or stumbling block) commemorates
Edmund Kohn (murdered in Auschwitz)
Helene Kohn (murdered in Auschwitz)

Text on the stone:
"In diesem Haus befand sich die koschere Fleischhauerei von Edmund Kohn. Er flüchtete mit seiner Frau Helene nach Belgien. Sie konnten den Nazis nicht entkommen und wurden in Auschwitz ermordet."

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: Traces of War