Stumbling Stones Hagsche Straße 9-11

These brass plaques (Stolpersteine or stumbling stones) commemorate:
* EMIL LEFFMANN (born 1883, placed under “protection” in 1937, imprisoned in Kleve, deported in 1941 to Łódź/Litzmannstadt, murdered in September 1942 in Chelmno/Kulmhof)
* ERNA LEFFMANN-BARUCH (born 1895, deported 1941 Łodz/Litzmannstadt, murdered Sept. 1942, Chelmno/Kulmhof)
* DR. HILDE LEFFMANN (born 1908, banned from working in 1934, humiliated/abused by the SS, fled to Holland in 1934, to the USA in 1937)
* ERICH LEFFMANN (born 1908, banned from working in 1933, fled to England in 1939, interned in Australia from 1940 to 1942, released on 28 January 1942)
* KURT LEFFMANN (born 1911, fled to England in 1939)
* ERNST LEFFMANN (Chanan Leshem) (born 1923, fled to Holland in 1938, to Palestine in 1940)
* HANNELORE LEFFMANN (born 1937, deported to Łódź/Litzmannstadt in 1941, murdered in September 1942, Chelmno/Kulmhof)

These Stolpersteine lie here for Jewish war victims, persecuted, deported and/or murdered in World War II.


"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 a known 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: Henny van Loenen