Stumbling Stones Brüsseler Straße 4

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Hermann Adler (born 1878, murdered in Lodz on 30-8-1942)
Ida Adler (born 1876, murdered in Chelmno in September 1942)
Josef Herz (born 1879, murdered in Lodz on 18-5-1942)
Rebekka Herz (born 1886, murdered in Lodz on 1-9-1942)
Paula Kaufmann (born 1894, murdered in Lodz)
Rosi Kaufmann (born 1928, murdered in Lodz)
Dora Sonn (born 1882, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Levy Sonn (born 1879, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Hedwig Stern (born 1881, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)

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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