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Stumbling Stones Rieckhoffstraße 8

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Anna Apteker (born 1868, murdered in Auschwitz)
Editha Apteker (born 1941, murdered in Auschwitz)
Lisette Apteker (born 1902, murdered in Auschwitz)
Susanne Apteker (born 1930, murdered in Auschwitz)
Charles Apteker (born 1934, murdered in Auschwitz)

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

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