Stumbling Stones Reichsapfelstraße 19

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Hedwig Israel (born 1886, murdered in Sobibor)
Herta Israel (born 1925, murdered in Sobibor)
Karl Israel (born 1890, murdered in Sobibor)
Margot Israel (born 1928, murdered in Sobibor)
Rosel Israel (born 1922, murdered in Sobibor)

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 Wiesbaden (in German).

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Source

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