Stumbling Stones Karl-Marx-Straße 76

These small, brass memorial plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:

* Julius Lewin, born 1877, deported 14 November 1941, murdered in Minsk.
* Elisabeth Lewin née Glassmann, born 1877, deported 14 November 1941, murdered in Minsk.
* Jacob Löwenthal, born 1884, deported 27 November 1941, Riga, murdered 30 November 1941.
* Frieda Löwenthal née Henoch, born 1882, deported 27 November 1941, Riga, murdered 30 November 1941.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of the last voluntary residence of (mostly Jewish) victims who were murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is engraved with the victim’s name, date of birth, and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries & Anne Palmer
• Photos: Thom Quine (1), OTFW (2), OTFW (3), OTFW (4), OTFW (5)
• Stolpersteine in Berlin: Julius Lewin
• Stolpersteine in Berlin: JacobLöwenthal
• Yad Vashem Deportation Database: Train Da 31, Berlin to Riga
• Stolpersteine.eu