Stumbling Stones Neumarkt 5

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed on February 1, 2018, commemorate:
* MAX BLANKENSTEIN (born 1867, fled to Holland in 1939, interned in Westerbork, deported to Auschwitz in 1943, where he was murdered on January 14, 1943)
* GERTRUD BLANKENSTEIN-JACOBY (born 1872, fled to Holland in 1939, interned in Westerbork, deported to Auschwitz in 1943, where he was murdered on January 14, 1943)
* ERNA BLANKENSTEIN (born 1897, fled to Holland in 1936, interned in Westerbork, deported to Auschwitz in 1943, where he was murdered on February 19, 1943)
* ALFRED BLANKENSTEIN (born 1901, fled to Holland in 1934, interned in Westerbork, deported to Auschwitz in 1943 where he was murdered on 19-2-1943)

These Stolpersteine lie here for Jewish war victims, persecuted, deported, and murdered 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: Marie-Christine Vinck