Stumbling Stones Sielstraße 1

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Samson “Siegmund” Altgenug (born 1890, murdered in Theresienstadt on 14-11-1942)
Johanna Altgenug (born 1901, murdered in Minsk on 28-7-1942)
Hermann Altgenug (born 1924, murdered in Minsk on 28-7-1942)
Fränzel Altgenug (born 1929, murdered in Minsk on 28-7-1942)
Baruch Altgenug (born 1865, murdered in Minsk on 28-7-1942)

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 Norden (in German).

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