Stumbling Stones Prinzenstraße 9-11

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Viktor Schanzer (born 1860, murdered in Theresienstadt on 10-10-1942)
Helma Schanzer (born 1891, murdered)
Julius Schanzer (born 1893, murdered)
Alice Schanzer (born 1897, murdered)

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 Dortmund (in German).

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Source

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