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Stumbling Stones Eichenstraße 22

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Betty Holstein (born 1884, murdered in Chelmno in 1942)
Ellen Kämpfer (born 1894, murdered in Chelmno in 1942)
Channa Wiener (born 1888, faith unknown)
Jacob Wiener (born 1879, faith unknown)

The small brass plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were persecuted or 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 Hamburg.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: TracesOfWar.com