Stumbling Stones Hoofdstraat 53

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed oin 2023, commemorate:
Abraham Levie van Essen, (born 1862, deported 25-1-1944 from Westerbork, murdered 28-1-1944, Auschwitz.)
Emma van Essen-Frankenstein, (born 1862, fled in death 5-12-1941, Amsterdam)


"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: Arjan Hell