These are a few of Berlin's 1400 "stumbling blocks" (Stolpersteinen), small paving stones, about 4" square, covered with brass and placed in the sidewalk directly in front of a house or apartment building where a victum of the Nazi regime resided. Each has the name, date of birth, and fate of a person who lived at this address. An artist named Gunter Demnig came up with the idea about 15 years ago and today these stones are in many German cities, whereever a school class or neighborhood group has taken the initiative to place them.
Monday, December 1, 2008
"Stumbling Blocks"
These are a few of Berlin's 1400 "stumbling blocks" (Stolpersteinen), small paving stones, about 4" square, covered with brass and placed in the sidewalk directly in front of a house or apartment building where a victum of the Nazi regime resided. Each has the name, date of birth, and fate of a person who lived at this address. An artist named Gunter Demnig came up with the idea about 15 years ago and today these stones are in many German cities, whereever a school class or neighborhood group has taken the initiative to place them.
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