Stumbling Stones Heldenberger Straße 1

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Josef Junker (born 1881, murdered in Minsk)
Bella Junker (born 1892, murdered in Minsk)
Margot Junker (born 1921, murdered in Minsk)
Ruth Junker (born 1926, escaped in 1939)

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 Karben (in German).

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Source

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