Stumbling Stones Schmittstraße 49

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Hugo Marcus (born 1874, murdered in Theresienstadt on 9-1-1944)
Rosa Marcus (born 1870, murdered in Theresienstadt on 12-10-1942)
Emma Marcus (born 1876, murdered in Theresienstadt on 13-3-1943)
Adele Marcus (born 1878, murdered in Theresienstadt on 14-3-1943)
Henny Marcus (born 1882, murdered in Auschwitz)

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 Bingen am Rhein (in German).

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