Stumbling Stones Theodor-Heuss-Platz

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Wilhelm Jaegers (born 1894, murdered in Riga)
Regina Jaegers (born 1895, murdered in Riga)
Erich Heinz Jaegers (born 1920, murdered in Riga)
Günther Jaegers (born 1926, murdered in Riga)
Rolf Jaegers (born 1937, 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 Mülheim an der Ruhr (in German).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: TracesOfWar.com