Stumbling Stones Im Stavenhof 7

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Emil Herzberger (born 1907, murdered in Auschwitz)
Emma Herzberger (born 1913, murdered in Auschwitz)
Josef Herzberger (born 1940, murdered in Auschwitz)
Anita Herzberger (born 1938, murdered in Auschwitz 2 juli 1943)
Maria Herzberger (born 1936, murdered in Auschwitz 29 juni 1943)

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, 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.

For more information and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine in Cologne (in German).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Johan Tjallingii