Stumbling Stones Bahnhofstraße 42

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Erich Simons (born 1896, murdered in Auschwitz on 12-10-1944)
Elfriede Simons (born 1900, murdered in Auschwitz on 12-10-1944)
Ernst Simons (born 1926, murdered in Dachau on 9-1-1945)
Lore Simons (born 1933, murdered in Auschwitz on 12-10-1944)
Therese Helene Simons (born 1867, murdered in Theresienstadt on 3-7-1943)

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