Stumbling Stones Hauptstraße 121

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Hermann Durlacher (born 1893, murdered in Auschwitz)
Marta Durlacher (born 1897, murdered in Auschwitz)
Walter Durlacher (born 1924, escaped)
Ludwig Durlacher (born 1927, escaped)

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 Heidelberg (in German).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Rachel Ewell