Stumbling Stones Richard-Wagner-Straße 23

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Else Brieger (born 1892, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Netta Dülken (born 1882, murdered in Riga)
Julius Koppel (born 1900, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Mathilde Koppel (born 1905, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Eva Meyer (born 1900, murdered in Lodz)
Kurt Meyer (born 1935, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Leopold Meyer (born 1898, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Ludwig Meyer (born 1928, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Else Meyerhof (born 1886, murdered in Riga)
Inge Meyerhof (born 1926, murdered in Riga)
Ruth Meyerhof (born 1923, murdered in Riga)
Abraham Mohl (born 1876, murdered in Lodz)
Johanna Mohl (born 1924, murdered in Lodz)
Josef Mohl (born 1920, murdered in Lodz)
Martha Mohl (born 1927, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Rosalie Mohl (born 1893, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Walter Mohl (born 1922, murdered in Lodz on 22-10-1942)
Lionel Rosenthal (born 1883, murdered in Chelmno in May 1942)
Gustav Schwarz (born 1882, murdered in Riga)
Josef Schwarz (born 1876, murdered in Riga)
Karl Schwarz (born 1871, murdered in Riga)
Sarah Schwarz (born 1873, murdered in Riga)

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