Stumbling Stones Wilhelmstraße 16

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Adolf Hirsch (born 1882, murdered in Auschwitz)
Antonie Hirsch (born 1889, murdered in Theresienstadt on 12-8-1944)
Marga Hirsch (born 1923, murdered in Treblinka)
Erich Hirsch (born 1925, murdered in Treblinka)

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