Stumbling Stone Herwarthstraße 3

This memorial stone (so called Stolperstein of stumbling block) commemorates:
Josef Heiser (born 1876, murdered 17 aug 1939
Liselotte Nienaber (born 1911, refused to take the name Sara escaped and survived)
Paula Heiser (born 1878, murdered in 1942 in kulmhof)

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