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Stumbling Stones Feiko Clockstraat 185

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Moritz De Leeuw (born 1904, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)
Johanna De Leeuw-Lievendag (born 1907, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)
Mozes Gijsbertus De Leeuw (born 1935, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)
Josephine Mirjam De Leeuw (born 1939, murdered in Sobibor on 21-5-1943)

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities, mainly in Germany but also in other European countries, the memorials also can be found. There are already many thousands of these plaques and their number is still counting. Almost all Stolpersteine are laid by the German artist himself, Gunter Demnig.

For more information and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine Pekela (in Dutch).

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Nico Nienhuis