Stumbling Stones Hoofdstraat 33

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
David Gottfriedt (born 1876, murdered in Auschwitz on 8-10-1942)
Sientje Gottfriedt-Mosis (born 1878, murdered in Auschwitz on 8-10-1942)
Meijer Gottfriedt (born 1909, murdered tijdens transport on 26-10-1942)
Hillegonda Gottfriedt-Meiboom (born 1913, murdered in Auschwitz on 29-10-1942)
David Gottfriedt (born 1936, murdered in Auschwitz on 29-10-1942)

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: Eric Zeeman