Stumbling Stones Osterstraße 15

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine or stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Karl Simon (born 1884, murdered in Sobibor 21-05-1943)
Selma Simon (born 1894, murdered in Sobibor 21-05-1943)
Edith Simon (born 1922, fled to United States)
Ruth Simon (born 1925, fled to United States)
Hildegard Simon (born 1926, fled to United States)
Ilse Simon (born 1928, murdered, murdered in Sobibor 21-05-1943)
, persecuted or murdered by the Nazis.

Edith, Ruth and Hildegard were transported first to England, before ending up in the United States.

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 and villages, 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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