Stumbling Stones Stationplein 8 (former E8)

This brass plaque (Stolperstein or stumbling stone), laid on 7 October 2019, commemorates:
* STEVEN GERRIT VAN DER KREEFT (born 1922, arrested 16 May 1944, died 9 December 1944 in Lippendorf.

This Stolperstein lies here for a Merwede hostage. Merwede hostages were young men who were arrested during a raid on 16 May 1944 in retaliation for the deaths of two members of the Landwacht in a firefight with the resistance on the night of 9-10 May 1944.

‘Stolpersteine’ is an art project in 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 former residences of (mostly Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque bears the name of the victim, their date of birth and their fate. In this way, Gunter Demnig gives each victim an individual memorial. One stone, one name, one person. He quotes the Talmud: ‘A person is only forgotten when their name is forgotten.’

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Jan de Jager