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The Stolpersteine of Brahmsallee 13, Hamburg, July 22, 2007
https://dx.doi.org/10.23691/jgo:source-129.en.v1
Gunter Demnig
Institute for the History of the German Jews
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This photograph shows six stumbling stones Stolpersteine embedded in
the pavement in front of the residential building at Brahmsallee 13 by
artist Gunter Demnig on July 22, 2007. The brass plate-covered
concrete cubes measuring 10 x 10 cm remember three Jewish couples who
lived at this address: Gretchen and Jona Fels from 1920 until 1935,
Bruno and Irma Schragenheim from 1927 until 1936, and Moritz and Erna
Bertha Bacharach from 1937 until the spring of 1939.
Demnig’s intention in placing these stones is to embed the names of
the victims of National Socialism in the memory of people living
today. He hopes they will start various kinds of discussions, thus
continuously encouraging the study and discussion of National
Socialist injustice. The first line which begins “here lived …”
shows that these six Stolpersteine were laid at the last (freely
chosen) place of residence of those named and not at their place of
work (in which case the line would read “here worked …”). Their
inscription also includes the person’s name, for women their birth
name, their year of birth, and their fate (deported in 1941), the
place of death, and—if known—the date of death. Some stumbling
stones Stolpersteine such as that for Moritz and Erna Bacharach also
mention particular circumstances. On the more recent stones, the
artist consistently uses the term “murdered” ermordet as he did
on these six, because the National Socialists intended the deaths of
these individuals whether they were killed in the gas chambers of
Auschwitz like Erna Bacharach or Gretchen Fels or died of disease or
hunger in a ghetto like Jona Fels.
These six stumbling stones Stolpersteine are sponsored by the
building’s current residents (120 EUR per stone in 2016) who also
ensure the continued care and maintenance of their brass surfaces.
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