Stumbling Stones Crooswijksesingel 31a

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Pienas Levie (born 1879, murdered in Auschwitz on 15-10-1942)
Hijman Prins (born 1867, murdered in Auschwitz on 15-10-1942)
Mietje Prins-Philip (born 1866, murdered in Auschwitz on 15-10-1942)
Samson Samuel Philipse (born 1901, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)
Eva Alexandra Philipse (born 1929, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)
Wilhelmina Philipse-Prins (born 1892, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)

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