Stumbling Stones Dobrovského 375/15

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Martin Wels (born 1925, murdered in Auschwitz)
Ing. arch. Rudolf Wels (born 1882, murdered in Auschwitz op 8-3-1944)
Ida Welsová (born 1894, murdered in Auschwitz op 8-3-1944)

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 about Stolpersteine in Prague and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine Czech Republic.

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Source

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