Stumbling blocks in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: Memory of victims of National Socialism
Stumbling blocks in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: Memory of victims of National Socialism
In Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg there is a moving action: the laying of other stumbling blocks that are reminiscent of victims of National Socialism. So far, over 1,050 of these commemorative stones have been placed in the district.
On October 16, 2024, five stumbling blocks will be laid at Mollstraße 31-32 at Mollstraße 31-32 to remember Moses, Bertha Baisia, Alfred, Herbert and Margot Blum. Moses Blum was born in Mościska in Galicia in 1887 and operated a food and delicatessen business in Berlin. Due to his Polish citizenship, he was arrested in 1938, deported to Poland and later murdered. His wife Bertha and the children Margot, Alfred and Herbert followed him to Poland and also disappeared.
at 11.50 a.m. in Jessnerstrasse 10, stumbling blocks for Siegfried, Berta and Horst Nossen are laid. Horst Nossen was detained due to a relationship with a non-Jewish woman and died in a prisoner camp while his parents were deported and murdered to Riga.
at 1:25 p.m. in Neuchâtel Strasse 1, stumbling blocks for Martha, Hildegard, Tana Mamlok and Rosa Peiser are placed. The Mamlok family was followed by the Nazis, with several family members, including Eva Mamlok, who ultimately deported and murdered resistance.
Am Fraenkelufer 36 at 2:05 p.m. Stumbling blocks for Hermann and Paula Pazer are laid. Hermann was deported because of his Polish citizenship while Paula followed him. Both were murdered in the Warsaw Ghetto, as did her daughter Romana with her family.
This moving action of the stumbling block laying serves as an important memory of the atrocities of the Holocaust and is intended to help keep the story alive. District Mayor Clara Herrmann emphasizes the importance of the stumbling blocks as part of the memorial work and as a warning against the starking anti -Semitism.
The laying of these stumbling blocks shows the deep sadness and horror of the past that must never be forgotten. It is important to maintain the memory of the victims and to draw the teachings from history. This commemoration is intended to help that horrible events like the Holocaust never repeat.
Source: www.berlin.de