Stumbling Stones Hoogstraat 15

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Benjamin Raphaël Pais (born 1861, murdered in Auschwitz on 23-11-1942)
Jantje Pais- de Vries (born 1868, murdered in Auschwitz on 23-11-1942)
Racheltje Pais (born 1891, murdered in Auschwitz on 23-11-1942)

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.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Dick de Bruijne