These small, brass, memorial plaques (Stolpersteine, struikelstenen, or stumbling stones) commemorate:
* Marija Singer née Zeissler, born 1860, deported 1941 to Čakovec, taken away 1944 to Auschwitz, murdered 1944.
* Arnošt Kohnstein, born 1888, deported 1941 to Čakovec, taken away 1944 to Auschwitz, murdered 1944 in Stutthof.
* Olga Kohnstein née Singer, born 1895, deported 1941 to Čakovec, taken away 1944 to Auschwitz, murdered 1944.
* Rudolf Kohnstein, born 1919, deported 1941 to Čakovec, taken away to Mauthausen, murdered 1944/45.
* Milica Kohnstein, born 1927, deported 1941 to Čakovec, taken away 1944 to Auschwitz, survived; died from consequences of internment in Budapest.
* Gizela Kohnstein, born 1927, deported 1941 to Čakovec, taken away 1944 to Auschwitz, survived.
"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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