Stumbling Stone Brugstraat 12

This brass memorial plaque (Stolperstein or stumbling stone) commemorates:
*SIMON LEVISON (born 1879, murdered 25 Januray 1943, Auschwitz)

Simon Levison was born on January 7, 1879, on Waterstraat in Zutphen. He was a merchant by profession and remained unmarried throughout his life. On November 12, 1935, he moved to Brugstraat 12 in Zutphen. This building was destroyed in the bombing of October 1944. Simon Levison was murdered in Auschwitz on January 25, 1943.

This Stolperstein lies here for a Jewish war victim, 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: Arjan Hell
• Simon Levison | Joods Monument