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Stumbling Stones Westfalenstraße 174

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Josef Salomon (born 1903, murdered in Riga on 31-12-1942)
Ilse Salomon (born 1905, murdered in Riga on 31-12-1942)
Manfred Salomon (born 1934, 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