Stumbling Stones Emdenerstraße 19

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Eva Behrendt (born 1932, murdered in Riga)
Ruth Behrendt (born 1927, murdered in Riga)
Klara Behrendt (born 1906, murdered in Riga)
Theodor Behrendt (born 1898, murdered in Riga)
Hilde Sax (born 1913, murdered in Riga)
Julie Sax (born 1873, murdered in Warschau)

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: Marie-Christine Vinck