Stolpersteine/ Blundering Stones/ Piedras De Escollo
Auf dem Bürgersteig vorm Haus
Zwei Stolpersteine aus Messing
Auf jedem zwei Namen
Hier wohnten sie einst ohne Tadel
1943 im Konzentrationslager ermordet
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On the sidewalk in front the house
Two blundering blocks of brass
On each two names engraved
Here they once lived without blame
1943 murdered in a concentration camp
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En la acera enfrente de la casa
Dos piedras de escollo de bronce
En cada una dos nombres
Donde una vez vivían sin reprensión
1943 asesinados en campo de concentración
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Note:
“Stolpersteine” are small concrete blocks with a brass plate in remembrance of people who
have been pursued and murdered by the Nazis. These blocks are in line with the sidewalks's
surface, have the names of the victims engraved and are placed in front of the houses were
these persons once lived. These blocks should be a “Monument from below” according to the
Cologne artist Gunter Demnig who initiated these installations. Now “Memorial Stones” are
placed all over Germany and Europe where people lived who were murdered in concentration
camps. This project is entirely financed with donations.
Copyright © Gert W. Knop | Year Posted 2010
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