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Stumbling Stones Prins Bernhardlaan 178

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed in 2023, commemorate:
Veronica Vrij-Krant, (born 1909, deported 3-9-1944 from Westerbork, murdered 6-9-1944, Auschwitz.)
Hartog Vrij, (born 1939, deported 3-9-1944 from Westerbork, murdered 6-9-1944, Auschwitz.)


"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