Stumbling Stones Handgasse 1

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Ludwig Mai (born 1887, murdered in Récébédou on 28-5-1941)
Pauline Mai (born 1870, murdered in Gurs on 10-1-1942)
Sophie Oppenheimer (born 1883, murdered in Récébédou on 1-10-1941)
Josef Oppenheimer (born 1901, murdered in Récébédou on 1-10-1941)

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 Hemsbach (in German).

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