Stumbling Stones An der Hohen Schule

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Emma Cohn (born 1885, murdered in Riga)
Joseph de Vries (born 1848, murdered in Auschwitz on 26-1-1943)
Sophie de Vries (born 1883, murdered in Auschwitz on 3-9-1942)
Ella de Vries (born 1887, murdered in Riga)
Erna de Vries (born 1902, murdered in Riga)

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 Münsterland (in German).

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Source

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