Stumbling Stones Hausstraße 5

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine or stumbling blocks) commemorate:
* Adolf Terhoch, born 1884, fled 1939 to Canada, survived.
* Frieda Terhoch, née Humberg, born 1889, fled 1939 to Canada, survived.
* Kurt Terhoch, born 1921, fled 1939 to Canada, survived.
* Rudi Terhoch, born 1921, fled 1939 to Canada, survived.

Adolf Terhoch, a merchant and Frieda Humberg married in 1920 and had twin sons, Kurt and Rudi. While in Ramsdorf, Adolf and Frieda ran a livestock business. Later, Frieda opened a shop specializing in trousseau linens. The family survived the war by escaping first to the Netherlands and then to Winnipeg, Canada. Adolf died there at age 69 in 1953 and Frieda died 4 years later, age 68. Kurt and Rudi – Winnipeg electricians – lived to be 85 and 87 years old respectively.

Frieda Terhoch is the sister of Leopold Humberg, whose stolperstein is at Bahnhofsallee 1 in Velen.

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 and villages, 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.

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