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Stumbling Stone Engerserstraße 25

This memorial stone (so called Stolperstein of stumbling block) commemorates:
Käte Hergershausen (born 1876), 1942 deported to Riga and .there.
Julie Leyser (born 1881) 1941 deported to Riga, faith unknown.

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.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries / Peter Schipper
  • Photos: Peter Schipper

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