Stumbling Stones Van Hamelstraat 23

These brass memorial plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:
*SALOMO COHEN (born 1876, deported from Westerbork and murdered 19 October 1942, Auschwitz)
*REGINA COHEN-POLAK (born 1876, deported from Westerbork and murdered 19 October 1942, Auschwitz)
*HERMAN COHEN (born 1911, deported from Vucht and murdered 31 January 1944, Auschwitz)
*INGEBORG JOHANNA COHEN-FRANKENSTEIN (born 1919, deported from Vucht and murdered 31 January 1944, Auschwitz)

Salomo Cohen (born July 3, 1876, in Loppersum) was a butcher by trade. He was married to Regina Cohen (born July 18, 1876, in Papenburg). Together they had two children, including their son Herman Cohen, who still lived at home.

Herman Cohen, who worked as a warehouse clerk, married Ingeborg Frankenstein. The family, including Salomo, Regina, their son Herman, who lived at home, and his wife Ingeborg, met a tragic end. All four were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Bert Deelman
• Salomo Cohen | Joods Monument
• Regina Cohen-Polack | Joods Monument
• Herman Cohen | Joods Monument
• Ingeborg Johanna Cohen-Frankenstein | Joods Monument