Stumbling Stones Sophienstraße 20

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones), placed on November 4, 2008, commemorate:
*JULIUS NACHMANN (born 1869, deported to Gurs in 1940, murdered in Auschwitz in 1942)
*FLORINE NACHMANN (born Blum 1874, deported to Gurs in 1940, died December 27, 1940)
*HERMANN NACHMANN (born 1900, fled to France, survivor)
*RUDOLF NACHMANN (born 1901, fled to the USA in 1938, survivor)
*SIGMUND WILDBERG (born 1876, deported to Gurs in 1940)
*JOHANNA WILDBERG (born Gumprich (1879, deported to Gurs in 1940, died 30-11-1940)

These Stolpersteine lie here for Jewish war victims, persecuted, deported, and murdered during World War II. There are also several stumbling stones for people who fled in time and thus survived the war.

"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: Rik De Coninck