Stumbling Stones Hohe Pforte 22

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Alice Cossmann (born 1924, gevlucht in 1939)
Ida Cossmann (born 1895, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Ulrike Friedeberg (born 1888, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Ella Halle (born 1888, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Luis Halle (born 1876, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Amalie Hermann (born 1895, murdered in Riga)
Ernst Hermann (born 1894, murdered in Riga)
Johanna Lemle (born 1881, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Lina Levy (born 1892, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Ida Simon (born 1881, murdered in Lodz on 6-2-1943)
Liselotte Erna Simon (born 1917, faith unknown)

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).