Stumbling Stones Van Ostadelaan 15

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), laid on 2 April 2025, commemorate:

* ARTHUR BÄR (born 1883, fled Mannheim in 1937, deported from Westerbork on 4 September 1942, murdered in Auschwitz on 7 September 1942)
* SOFIA BÄR-OPPENHEIMER (born 1886, fled Mannheim in 1937, deported from Westerbork on 4 September 1942, murdered in Auschwitz on 7 September 1942)
* LORE KAROLINE BÄR (born 1919, fled Mannheim in 1937, deported from Westerbork on 4 September 1942, murdered in Auschwitz on 7 September 1942)
* RUTH KÄTHE BÄR (born 1919, fled Mannheim in 1937, deported from Westerbork on 10 August 1942, murdered in Auschwitz on 30 September 1942)
* WALTER LEO BÄR (born 1922, fled Mannheim in 1937, deported from Westerbork on 10 August 1942, murdered in Auschwitz on 30 September 1942)

These Stolpersteine are laid here for Jewish war victims who were persecuted, deported and murdered during the Second World War.

‘Stolpersteine’ is an art project in 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 the homes of (mostly Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque bears the name of the victim, their date of birth and their fate. In this way, Gunter Demnig provides an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He quotes the Talmud: ‘A person is only forgotten when his or her name is forgotten.’

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Rob Hagenbeek
• - https://www.joodsmonument.nl/nl/page/47377/van-ostadelaan-15-naarden
• - https://www.struikelstenengooisemeren.nl/van-ostadelaan-15-naarden/