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Stumbling Stones Hardefuststraße 8

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Else Dobrowolski (born 1900, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Liesel Freundlich (born 1923, murdered in Lodz on 11-10-1943)
Benno Fuchs (born 1902, murdered in Auschwitz)
Paula Grünewald (born 1889, murdered in Riga)
Sally Grünewald (born 1887, murdered in Riga)
Annaliese Katzenstein (born 1910, murdered in Chelmno in September 1942)
Dr. Walter Katzenstein (born 1902, murdered in Chelmno in September 1942)
Suse Sybille Katzenstein (born 1938, murdered in Chelmno in September 1942)
Tana Katzenstein (born 1940, murdered in Chelmno in September 1942)
Hildegard Miloskanski (born 1921, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Hans Moses (born 1897, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Julie Moses (born 1910, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Mathel Moses (born 1939, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Hedwig Weinberg (born 1885, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Lotte Ilse Weinberg (born 1910, faith unknown)
Vera Weinberg (born 1906, 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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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Johan Tjallingii

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