List of stumbling blocks in the Rosenheim district

The only stumbling block in Stephanskirchen so far , dedicated to the resistance fighter Johann Vogl

The list of stumbling blocks in the district of Rosenheim includes those stumbling blocks that were laid by the Cologne artist Gunter Demnig in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim . They are dedicated to the victims of National Socialism , all those who were harassed, deported, murdered, emigrated or driven to suicide by the Nazi regime.

Demnig lays a separate stone for each victim, usually in front of the last place of residence they chose.

Victim groups

As in the entire Nazi rule area, the victims in the Rosenheim district were primarily Jews and politically different-minded people, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma and Sinti, homosexual people, the disabled and so-called asocials.

The Jewish residents of the city and district of Rosenheim were never able to found an independent community. In 1910, 56 people of the Jewish faith lived in Rosenheim , in 1925 only 39. That was 0.4% at first, later 0.2% of the total population. In 1933 there were still eleven shops run by Jews. An elderly Jewish couple committed suicide in March 1933. Due to reprisals, boycotts and disenfranchisement, 14 Jews fled to the USA, the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia, to England and to Palestine. Most business owners have been forced to close or sell under duress. The last two shops that belonged to Jews were attacked by SA men during the so-called Reichskristallnacht and completely demolished. At least 17 Jewish men, women and children from the city and district were murdered by the Nazi regime as part of the Shoah , mostly older people, but also the Block family with three children.

Stumbling blocks in Prutting

Stumbling block	inscription	Location	Name, life
	ARNO BLOCK JG LIVED HERE . DEPORTED 1928 1942 PIASKI MURDERED	Niedernburg, Staatsstrasse 2359 / corner of Elisabeth-Block-Strasse	Arno Block was born on November 23, 1928 in Niedernburg as the son of Fritz and Mirjam Block. He had two older sisters. The attempts to emigrate the whole family could not be carried out. From November 1938 the children were no longer allowed to go to school because of their Jewish origins. The parents took over the lessons at home. In 1940 the then 12-year-old was described by his mother as follows: "He is mainly gifted for" screwing ", I can't express myself otherwise, because he is not interested in reading and learning, only things that are put together and put together in this way, and then he likes to be outside, he runs the way he has time, skis and comes home soaking wet. Listening to reading in the evening is all his joy, but you have to push him to read. " The mother also noted poor concentration and a reluctance to learn, especially in language lessons: "If something gets stuck, it is pure luck." On March 8, 1942, his sister's diary broke off abruptly. In March 1942, the family had to go to the Milbertshofen barracks camp. From there, Arno Block was deported to Piaski in the Lublin district on April 3, 1942, together with his parents, sisters and 984 other Bavarian Jews . Arno Block and his whole family were murdered by the Nazi regime.
	FRITZ BLOCK JG LIVED HERE . DEPORTED IN 1892 1942 MURDERED PIASKI	Niedernburg, Staatsstrasse 2359 / corner of Elisabeth-Block-Strasse	Fritz Block was born on March 12, 1892 in Hanover . Fritz Block and his future wife came from wealthy and respected middle-class families in Hanover. He attended the Königliche Goethe-Gymnasium in Hannover and graduated in February 1910 with the Abitur. He then studied electrical engineering in Hanover and Munich . In the First World War he served as an aviation sergeant in the Prussian army. He was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class . From 1917 Fritz Block turned to the ideas of Zionism . In November 1917 he was able to continue his studies and finish it with a diploma in April 1918. On June 10, 1920 he married Mirjam, née Frensdorff , in the Hachsharah Center . The couple prepared to emigrate to Palestine, but were refused visas. On December 22, 1921, they purchased an estate in Niedernburg, which had a size of 2.77 hectares. Fritz Block and his wife built a nursery there. They became parents of three children, all born in Niedernburg: Elisabeth (born 1923), Gertrud (born 1927) and Arno (born 1928). Fritz Block was also an artist, he made pottery, painted and wrote poetry. The racist policy of the Nazi regime hit the family hard from 1938. From November 1938 the children were no longer allowed to go to school. The parents taught at home. The house had to be sold in May 1939 as part of the so-called " Aryanization ", well below its value, for only 10,000 Reichsmarks. From April 26, 1940, he was obliged to do forced labor. During the track work, which lasted up to 13 hours a day, he suffered severe rheumatism and he hardly saw his family. In March 1942, the family had to go to the Milbertshofen Jewish camp , a barrack camp in the north of Munich. There they were initially robbed of all their belongings. The whole family, along with 984 other Bavarian Jews, were deported to Piaski in the Lublin district on April 3, 1942 . Fritz Block and his family were murdered by the Nazi regime.
	ELISABETH BLOCK JG LIVED HERE . DEPORTED 1923, 1942 MURDERED PIASKI	Niedernburg, Staatsstrasse 2359 / corner of Elisabeth-Block-Strasse	Elisabeth Block was born on February 12, 1923 in Niedernburg. She was the oldest of three children of Fritz Block and his wife Mirjam, née Frensdorf. The family ran a gardening business. From March 1933 she wrote a diary. After finishing elementary school she attended a sewing school and from April 1937 the house daughters 'school in Rosenheim (today's girls' high school), which was run by Catholic school sisters. Elisabeth Block was one of the ten best students. As of November 1938, as a Jew, she was no longer allowed to attend school. Her parents are now taking over her education and that of her siblings. In addition to studying and gardening, she read a lot, a reading list with several hundred books has been preserved, including War and Peace , The Portrait of Dorian Gray , Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Oscar Wilde , Thomas Mann and many others. The family house had to be sold as part of the so-called " Aryanization ", the family was allowed to continue to use some of the rooms. An attempt was made to leave the country to Palestine, but the visas were refused. From May 1941, Elisabeth Block was forced to do forced labor for a farmer, often staying there overnight. The disenfranchisements continue, she wrote so often before about the family's excursions, from September 1941 Jews were no longer allowed to leave their police area, so hiking and excursions are no longer possible. Fear grows in her and her family, especially after receiving a letter from relatives who had orders to leave for Poland. On March 8, 1942, Elisabeth Block's diary broke off, the family still had time to break up the household and give the diaries to their friend and domestic help, Kathi Geidobler. The family was taken to the Milbertshofen Jewish camp. The whole family, along with 984 other Bavarian Jews, were deported to Piaski in the Lublin districton April 3, 1942. The family's last sign of life dates back to April 21, 1941. Elisabeth Block was murdered by the Nazi regime. Street sign in Prutting A street in Niedernburg is reminiscent of her, and a window is dedicated to her in the parish church of St. Nikolaus in Rosenheim. their diaries have been published and are considered an important historical document.
	GERTRUD BLOCK JG LIVED HERE . DEPORTED 1927 1942 PIASKI MURDERED	Niedernburg, Staatsstrasse 2359 / corner of Elisabeth-Block-Strasse	Gertrud Block was born on October 28, 1927 in Niedernburg. Her parents were Fritz and Mirjam Block. She painted, played the zither and enjoyed playing chess. She has been described by friends of the family as "very lively, even a little inflammatory" - and as "incredibly clever". Her parents and siblings enabled her to have a carefree childhood for a relatively long time. Eventually, however, she was expelled from school and forced to work with a local farmer. The family had to go to the Milbertshofen Jewish camp in March 1942. The whole family, along with 984 other Bavarian Jews, were deported to Piaski in the Lublin district on April 3, 1942 . One last sign of life was a postcard from her mother dated April 21, 1942, addressed to the new owners of the former family seat in Niedernburg. Gertrud Block added a few lines, including: "We often think of dumplings and sauerkraut and our mouths water." Gertrud Block, her parents, sister and brother were all murdered by the Nazi regime. The time and place are unknown.
	HERE LIVED MIRJAM BLOCK GEB. FRENSDORFF JG. DEPORTED IN 1896, 1942 MURDERED PIASKI	Niedernburg, Staatsstrasse 2359 / corner of Elisabeth-Block-Strasse	Mirjam Block , née Frensdorff, was born on July 28, 1896 in Hanover . She was able to finish high school, probably in 1912. She and her future husband came from wealthy and respected middle-class families in Hanover. She had at least one sister, Else, who later married Levy. On June 10, 1920, she married the electrical engineer Fritz Block in the Hachsharah Center . After the wedding, the couple attended an agricultural course for a year and a half in preparation for a planned emigration to Palestine. In 1921 they bought a plot of land in Niedernburg, where both of them set up a nursery. The couple had three children: Elisabeth (1923), Gertrud (1927) and Arno (1928). Mirjam Block was described by contemporary witnesses as intelligent, fine and "really motherly". During the so-called Reichspogromnacht 1938, her brother-in-law was murdered by SA men. Her sister subsequently emigrated to Palestine. The Block family also tried to emigrate, but did not get a visa. After the children were no longer able to attend school, she and her husband taught them. They had to forcibly sell their house in the course of the Aryanization. Mirjam Block and her family had to go to the Milbertshofen Jewish camp in March 1942. The whole family, along with 984 other Bavarian Jews, were deported to Piaski in the Lublin district on April 3, 1942 . One last sign of life was a postcard that she wrote on April 21, 1942 to the new owners of the former family seat in Niedernburg. Mirjam Block, her husband and their children were all murdered by the Nazi regime. The time and place are unknown.

Stephanskirchen

Stumbling block	inscription	Location	Name, life
	JOHANN VOGL JG LIVED AND WORKED HERE . 1898 MEMBER ROTE HILFE 'SCHUTZHAFT' 1933 PRISON ROSENHEIM 1936 DACHAU MURDERED 27.3.1938	Wasserburger Strasse at the corner of Salzburger Strasse	Johann Vogl , also Hans Vogl , was born on March 27, 1898 in Rosenheim . His parents were the locomotive heater Michael Vogl and Maria, née Mayer. He had two half-brothers from a previous marriage of his father and the brother Georg (born 1899). After his father died in an accident at work in 1900, the family moved to Pfaffenhofen am Inn , as his mother had inherited a farm there. In 1904 his mother married Georg Kiener, a farmer from Fürstätt , who also had three children. Kiener sold his property and the family lived on the mother's farm. Three more siblings were born. After attending primary school, he worked briefly on his parents' farm and then attended the agricultural school in St. Ottilien for six months . In 1916 he had to do military service. From 1917 he fought at the front, in March 1918 he was wounded. After his recovery he was assigned to the border guard in Garmisch. In the spring of 1919 he was released from military service. He went back to work on the farm and attended agricultural school again. In 1920 he left the farm because he felt that his stepfather was abusing him as cheap labor. He hired himself as a railroad worker, forest worker and gardener in various places in Bavaria. At Christmas 1920 he was engaged to Maria Grünauer (born 1898) from Holzgaden . They married in April 1921. Johann Vogl and his wife lived first with their parents-in-law in Niederaschau , then in Happing and from 1929 in Kugelmoos 157, parish of Stephanskirchen. He earned his living as a day laborer, from 1923 as a gardener and from 1926 as a detergent agent. He bought a kiosk in Schlossberg, a district of Stephanskirchen. In 1931 he leased another one in Redenfelden , which his wife ran. As early as 1921 he expressed himself negatively in letters to his parents about the “modern robber barons” who were only concerned with their wealth and who were hypocritical Christians. In 1923 he resigned from the church. From 1926/27 he joined several organizations: the Association of Proletarian Freethinkers , the Solidarity Cycling and Motorists Association , the Free Gymnastics Association , the Red Aid , the Union for Proletarian Sexual Reform and Maternity Protection , and the opposition of the Free Trade Union . From the end of the 1920s he was put on record, on the one hand as a signer of a postcard for a political prisoner, on the other hand, communists are said to have frequented his kiosk and talked. He wanted to speak at a NSDAP meeting in 1931, but was forbidden to speak. In 1932 he was able to speak at a meeting and warned: "that only the NSDAP will enslave the workers ...". After the National Socialists came to power , his persecution began. On March 10, 1933, he was taken into “protective custody” for the first time. He was imprisoned in the Rosenheim District Court Prison and only released on May 5, 1933. In June 1933 he was supposed to pay 30 Reichsmarks or serve a substitute imprisonment for 10 days because he had attended a prohibited meeting. On December 2, 1936, he was arrested by the Gestapo during an action against "abortionists". He was suspected of distributing abortion equipment. The Lord Mayor of Rosenheim was informed of Vogl's imprisonment. Among other things, Vogl put on the record: "Because of my worldview, I do not use the German greeting" Heil Hitler ", because I do not want to pretend to anyone, any more as I definitely count freedom of conscience as part of human rights and human dignity." He announced that he would go on hunger strike to want to "against my arrest and all other rapes (house search, burial, or robbery of the objects confiscated from me, disregard of all economic necessities, type of placement in prison, etc.)." On December 23, 1936, Johann Vogl was registered in the Dachau concentration camp with prisoner number 11242 . He was probably assigned to hard work, a self-made truss that was mentioned in a letter to his wife suggests. He wrote his last letter to his wife on his birthday on March 27, 1938. That was the day he lost his life. Johann Vogl was most likely murdered. Johann Vogl's brother Georg and his family were monitored and harassed by the NSDAP. His son Leopld had to leave school early and do an unpopular vocational training. He and his family were present at the laying of the stumbling block for his uncle. Johann Vogl's wife had to pretend a broken marriage so that she could keep the kiosk. Johann Vogl advised her to divorce, which was then no longer necessary due to his death. She married again, her stepdaughter took over the kiosk, which was run by the family until 1999.

Laying data

The stumbling blocks in Prutting and Stephanskirchen were laid by Gunter Demnig personally on July 16, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Stumbling Blocks in Prutting  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Commons : Stolpersteine ​​in Stephanskirchen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Chronicle of the laying of the stumbling blocks on the website of Gunter Demnig's project

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alemannia Judaica : Rosenheim (independent city, Upper Bavaria) and places in the vicinity (including Niedernburg, Prutting municipality) / Jewish history , accessed on May 18, 2019
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Initiative for a culture of remembrance and stumbling blocks in Rosenheim: FAMILY BLOCK / BIOGRAPHY OF FAMILY BLOCK , with a series of photos of the family members, accessed on December 20, 2019
3. ^ House of Bavarian History , Historical Association Rosenheim (ed.): Reminder - The diaries of Elisabeth block . With contributions by Peter Miesbeck and Manfred Treml. Rosenheim 1993.
4. ↑ Stolpersteine ​​Rosenheim: Johann Vogl , accessed on May 21, 2020
5. ↑ Stolpersteine ​​Rosenheim: Speech in Dachau , accessed on May 21, 2020
6. ↑ Remembrance of Nazi Victims - Stolpersteine ​​im Landkreis , accessed on May 20, 2020
7. ↑ New "stumbling blocks" laid , accessed on May 20, 2020

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