Stumbling Stones Gröpelinger Heerstraße 370

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Markus Platzer (born 1859, died on 21-11-1939)
Erna Platzer (born 1861, murdered in Theresienstadt on 21-9-1942)
Fanny Platzer (born 1861, Theresienstadt on 21-9-1942)

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 Bremen (in German).

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Source

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