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Stumbling Stone Stephanienstrasse 4

This brass plaque (Stolperstein or stumbling stone), placed on October 18, 2021, commemorates:
* FRANZISKA KOHLBECKER (b. 1881, various institutions, transferred to Grafeneck on May 4, 1940, murdered on May 4, 1940 in the "Aktion T4" program)

This Stolperstein lies here for a victim of the "Aktion T4" euthanasia program for people with mental disorders or physical disabilities during World War II.

"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 sidewalk in front of the last voluntary residence of (usually Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque is provided with the victim’s, date of birth, and fate. 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: Rik De Coninck