Stumbling Stone Joost van den Vondelstraat 11 (former B599)

This brass plaque (Stolperstein or Stumbling Stone), which was laid on 15-05-2025 commemorates:

*CORNELIS DE REK (born 1922, Merwede hostage, arrested 16-5-1944, perished 11-11-1944 Obhausen)

This Stolperstein is here for a Merwede hostage, arrested in a raid, deported and killed during World War II. Merwede hostages were young men rounded up during a raid on 16 May 1944 in retaliation for two land guard members killed 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 (trip stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of a residence of (mostly Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque bears the victim's name, date of birth and their fate. 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.’

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Jan de Jager
• - https://www.struikelstenensliedrecht.nl/rek-cornelis-de/