Stumbling Stones Rathausgasse 6

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), laid in January 2004 and January 2005, commemorate:
* JULIAN ROSENTHAL (born 1878, deported to Gurs in 1940, murdered in Auschwitz in 1942)
* SOFIE ROSENTHAL (born Bloch 1888, deported to Gurs in 1940, murdered in Auschwitz)

These Stolpersteine are placed 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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Source

• Text: Traces of War
• Photos: Rik De Coninck