Stumbling Stones Am Markt 5

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Hans Borchardt (born 1912, escaped)
Margot Paula Borchardt (born 1916, murdered in Warschau on 15-4-1943)
Ruth Ilse Borchardt (born 1917, escaped)
Walter Borchardt (born 1885, murdered in Warschau on 15-4-1943)
Meta Borchardt (murdered in Warschau on 15-4-1943)

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 Brandenburg (in German).

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