Stumbling Stones Obere Königstrasse 16

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:
* BELLA FLEISCHMANN-SCHWED (born 1896, fled to the USA in 1939)
* HEINZ FLEISCHMANN (born 1924, fled to the USA in 1939)
* JAKOB FLEISCHMANN (born 1880, fled to the USA in 1939)
* MATHILDE RUTH FLEISCHMANN (born 1921, fled to the USA in 1939)
* WALTER FLEISCHMANN (born1920, fled to the USA in 1939)

These Stolpersteine lie here for a Jewish family who fled abroad just before 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: Marie-Christine Vinck