Stumbling Stones Kantstraße 4

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Gerhard Appermann (born 1907, murdered in Minsk)
Ruth Appermann (born 1931, murdered in Minsk)
Mali Appermann (born 1933, murdered in Minsk)
Vera Appermann (born 1936, murdered in Minsk)
Ronia Appermann (born 1908, murdered in Minsk)

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 Hamburg.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Kerstin Berglind