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Stumbling Stones Kaiserstrasse 59

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed on 5-3-2020,
commemorate:
Simon SCHWARZKOPF (born 1877, flight to USA)
Thekla SCHWARZKOPF (born 1888, flight to USA)
Ruth SCHWARZKOPF (born 1913, flight to USA)
Hans SCHWARZKOPF (born 1914, flight to USA)
Elisabeth SCHWARZKOPF (born 1915, flight to USA)
Bernhard SCHWARZKOPF (born 1920, flight to USA)
Erich SCHWARZKOPF (born 1922, flight to USA)

"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 a 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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  • Text: TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck

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