People are only forgotten when their names are no longer remembered
There are now many thousands of these Stolpersteine (stumbling stone) or brass memorial plaques embedded in the streets of the Netherlands, over 400 0f them in Amsterdam. As you stumble over them, you are reminded of the names of individual victims of Nazi genocide and oppression, often right in front of the house or in the area where the person lived.
The idea of the street plaques came from the artist Gunter Demnig who has been placing these plaques across Europe.
I literally did stumble across a number of these plaques. I found them hugely moving in their smallness and ordinariness.
Great find and capture. On the pavement of the road where our daughter lives in Hamburg, there are so many that one cannot even keep count. I just kept on walking down that long road crying!
It used to be an area where very prominent Israelis, Jewish families used to live.
Hi Suzanne, We’re Get Pushed Partners this week. I’ve noticed you quite like architecture and came across this competition that you may be interested in: https://architizer.com/blog/competitions/one-photo-challenge-introduction/
In line with the competition, your challenge for this week is to: ‘Capture a single photograph that tells a powerful story about architecture.’ Enjoy and don’t feel obligated to enter :)
What a wonderful find and a great idea. So important to remember the terrible events of the past to help ensure the same events are not repeated in the future.
Yes it must be scary for you. I find even the cobblestones challenging after a lot of walking. But I think these little plaques
unbalance emotionally as well. @joansmor
It used to be an area where very prominent Israelis, Jewish families used to live.
There are 6,826 in Hamburg, found by March 2024
In line with the competition, your challenge for this week is to: ‘Capture a single photograph that tells a powerful story about architecture.’ Enjoy and don’t feel obligated to enter :)
Ian
I may not enter but I will certainly take that on for the challenge.
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unbalance emotionally as well.
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