Stumbling Stones Schönbornstraße 3

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Ernst Ruschkewitz (born 1903, murdered in Buchenwald on 31-3-1945)
Jan Ruschkewitz (born 1936, murdered in Auschwitz in november 1942)
Ruth Ruschkewitz (born 1911, murdered in Auschwitz in november 1942)
Mina Ruschkewitz (born 1881, died tijdens vlucht)
Siegmund Ruschkewitz (born 1871, died tijdens vlucht)

The small brass plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were persecuted or 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 Würzburg (in German).

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