Stumbling Stones Fürstenstraße 12

These small brass memorial plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:
* Masza Zudkowitz née Malinski, born 1897, expelled 1938 to Poland, murdered 1942 in Chelmno.
* Moritz Zudkowitz, born 1891, expelled 1938 to Poland, murdered 1942 in Chelmno.

Both Masza and Moritz Zudkowitz were born in Poland. Although both were German citizens (according to the German Federal Archives), in 1938 they were expelled from Germany along with Polish citizens living in Germany. At some point, they went to Lodz to live. In July 1942 they were deported to the Chelmno extermination camp.

Moritz had two sisters who survived. His mother died at age 22 in 1868, and his father Saba Meier Cudkowicz died at age 75 in the Lodz Ghetto on 03 July 1940.

Masza’s only sibling and her husband -- Bronya-Rivka Kopel and Feibusch Kopel – were both murdered in Chelmno on 30 July 1942. Masza’s and Bronya-Rivka’s mother – Esther Perla Malinsky -- was murdered with them. Their father died of illness in 1939.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of the last voluntary residence of (mostly Jewish) victims who were murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is engraved with the victim’s name, date of birth, and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

For more information and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine Chemnitz (in German).

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