Stumbling Stones Theodor-Heuss-Straße 5

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Albert Gerson (born 1878, murdered in Riga on 27-3-1942)
Karoline Gerson (born 1881, murdered in Riga on 27-3-1942)
Anna Reiss (born 1871, murdered in Theresienstadt on 29-9-1942)
Dr. Moritz Reiss (born 1867, murdered during transport to Theresienstadt on 23-8-1942)

The small brass 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 Stuttgart (in German).

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Source

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