Stumbling Stones Van Brakelplein 45

These brass memorial plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:
*ELIE ARON COHEN (born 1909, deported from Westerbork, liberated)
*AALTJE COHEN-VAN DER WOUDE (born 1912, deported from Westerbork and murdered 18 September 1943, Auschwitz)
*ARON ELIE COHEN (born 1939, deported from Westerbork and murdered 16 September 1943, Auschwitz)

Elie Aron Cohen, born on July 16, 1909, in Groningen, was a Dutch doctor. His career was abruptly cut short during the war when he was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp on September 16, 1943. Upon arrival, his wife, son, and parents-in-law were immediately murdered. His survival was a combination of chance and skill. His training and abilities as a doctor proved decisive. On May 6, 1945, he was finally liberated by the American army. After his liberation, he wrote a number of books about the Holocaust. Elie Aron Cohen died on October 22, 1993, in Arnhem.

These Stolpersteine lie here for Jewish war victims deported and murdered in 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 a residence of (usually Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque is provided with the name of the victim, date of birth and the fate of these people. 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: Bert Deelman
• Elie Aron Cohen | Joods Monument
• Aaltje Cohen-van der Woude | Joods Monument
• Aron Elie Cohen| Joods Monument