Stumbling Stones Altweg 6-8

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Betty Weil (born 1903, murdered in Auschwitz)
Moritz Weil (born 1862, murdered in Gurs)
Paula Weil (born 1894, murdered in Auschwitz)
Samuel "Semi" Weil (born 1866, murdered in Auschwitz)

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 Eichstetten (in German).

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Source

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