Stumbling Stone Hommerterweg 203

This brass memorial plaque (Stolperstein or stumbling stone) commemorates:
*JULIUS WOLFF (born 1891, deported and murdered 21 Januari 1943, Auschwitz)

Julius Wolff was born on September 11, 1891, in Krefeld, Germany. He was director of NV Nederlandsche Parasinfabrieken and remained unmarried.

In the run-up to World War II, Wolff provided shelter to two family members who had fled Germany. These family members survived the war. Julius Wolff himself, however, was arrested on December 20, 1942. Just one month later, on January 21, 1943, he was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp.

This Stolperstein lies here for a Jewish war victim, 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: Joost Verheijden
• Julius Wolff | Joods Monument