Stumbling Stones Kostverlorenstraat 55

These small brass plaques (Stolpersteine or Stumbling Stones), which were laid on12 March 2024 commemorate:

Menni Leefsma, born 1894, deported 4-9-1942 from Westerbork, and murdered about 31-3-1944 in Central Europe.
Mathilde Betsy Leefsma-Colthof, born 1909, deported 4-9-1942 from Westerbork, and murdered on 7-9-1942 in Auschwitz.
Jenny Ellen Leefsma, born 1933, deported 4-9-1942 from Westerbork and murdered in Auschwitz on 7-9-1942.
Ralph Hans Leefsma, born 1937, deported 4-9-1942 from Westerbork and murdered in Auschwitz on 7-9-1942.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project in Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism).
Stolpersteine (trip stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of a residence of (mostly Jewish) victims murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is engraved with the victim's name, date of birth and place (usually a Concentration Camp) and date of death. In this way, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He quotes the Talmud: "A person is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

Borne was the first place in the Netherlands where Stolpersteine were laid. This happened on 29-11-2007

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