List of stumbling blocks in Dransfeld

The list of stumbling blocks in Dransfeld contains all the stumbling blocks that were laid by Gunter Demnig in Dransfeld as part of the art project of the same name . They are intended to commemorate the victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Dransfeld. In three relocations since May 2013, a total of 38 stumbling blocks have been laid so far. (As of June 2019)

List of stumbling blocks

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image	Person, inscription	address	Laying date	annotation
	This is where Adolf Katzenstein, born in 1903, lived . Escape 1939 USA	Bahnhofstrasse 7	Oct 9, 2014	Adolf Katzenstein was born on September 8, 1903 in Körbecke. He came to Dransfeld in 1925 and took over the agricultural trade from Jacob Isenberg in 1929. He married Alice geb. Schwalm and had two children with her, Eva and Fritz-Fred. The family moved to Hamburg on January 26, 1937 and fled to the Netherlands in 1938 . From there they managed to escape to the USA in February 1939. The family lived there in Forest Hills , a suburb of New York.
	Alice Katzenstein nee lived here . Schwalm born in 1905, escape 1939 USA			Alice Katzenstein was born on February 25, 1905 as the daughter of Levi and Meta Schwalm in Dransfeld. She married Adolf Katzenstein and had two children with him. In 1937 they moved to Hamburg with their parents and family and fled to the Netherlands in 1938 and to the USA in 1939, where their sister Grete had also fled.
	Eva Katzenstein, born in 1931, lived here . Escape 1939 USA			Eva Katzenstein was born on April 26, 1931 as the daughter of Adolf and Alice Katzenstein in Dransfeld. With her parents she managed to escape to the USA via the Netherlands.
	Fred Katzenstein, born in 1936, lived here . Escape 1939 USA			Fred Katzenstein was the son of Adolf and Alice Katzenstein. He and his family managed to escape to the USA.
	Levi Schwalm, born in 1876, lived and taught here . Escape 1937 Holland USA survived	Gerlandstrasse 4 opposite the synagogue	13th of May 2013	Levi Schwalm was born on January 4, 1876 in Treysa . He did a three-year training as a teacher at the educational institute for Jewish teachers in Hanover. In 1898 he went to Bovenden and worked there as a teacher at the Jewish school, and from 1904 at the Jewish school in Dransfeld. In 1904 he married Meta Lilienthal, from the marriage the children Meta and Grete Lilienthal emerged. One son died as a child. On April 19, 1933 Levi Schwalm received a certificate of thanks from the Prussian government for the work he had done. On May 1, 1933, he was forced into retirement and the school closed. In 1937 he moved to Hamburg with his wife and daughter Alice, fled with them to the Netherlands in 1938 and to the USA in October 1939. Levi Schwalm died in the USA in 1951.
	Meta Schwalm nee lived here . Lilienthal Jg 1883 escaped 1937 Holland USA survived			Meta Schwalm was born on December 8, 1883 in Bovenden . In 1904 she married Levi Schwalm and moved with him to Dransfeld. She had two daughters and lived in the school building on Gerlandstrasse. She moved to Hamburg with her husband and daughter Alice in 1937 and fled to the Netherlands in 1938 and to the USA in 1939, where she died in 1960.
	Grete Löwenstein nee lived here . Schwalm born in 1908, escaped 1939 USA survived			Grete Schwalm was born on February 24, 1908 as the daughter of Levi and Meta Schwalm in Dransfeld. In 1936 she married the businessman Ludwig Löwenstein from Göttingen . She moved to Hamburg with her husband and stepson Heinz in February 1939 and then fled to the USA.
	Here lived Hermann Proskauer Jg. 1874 'protective custody' 1938 prison Göttingen deported in 1942 Warsaw Ghetto murdered	Lange Straße / Imbser Weg	Oct 9, 2014	Hermann Proskauer was born on December 7, 1874 in Münden . He was married to Johanne Proskauer, moved with her to Dransfeld in 1908 and had two children. In 1938 he moved back to Hann with his family. Münden. During the November pogroms , he was arrested with his son Erwin on November 10, 1938 and was imprisoned in Göttingen prison. The planned departure to Argentina after his release failed. From 26 March 1942, he was with his family in the transit camp Hanover-Ahlem detained and was on 31 March 1942 by there in the Warsaw ghetto deported . He was later declared dead.
	Johanne Proskauer nee lived here . Simon born in 1882 deported 1942 Ghetto Warsaw murdered			Johanne Proskauer was born as Johanne Simon on February 8, 1882 in Binsförth . In 1908 she moved with her husband Hermann to Dransfeld, where their two children were born. In 1938 the family moved to Hann. Open over. In 1942 Johanne Proskauer was deported to the Warsaw Ghetto.
	Here lived Erwin Proskauer Jg. 1910 'protective custody' 1938 prison Göttingen released in 1939 by SA murdered 03/10/1939 Hann. Münden			Erwin Proskauer was born on May 4, 1910 as the son of Hermann and Johanne Proskauer in Dransfeld. Erwin Proskauer was killed on the night of October 3, 1939 by five men from his apartment in Hann. Münden fetched and drowned in the Werra Höhe Wanfrieder Schlagd . His body was found on October 19, 1939 at Gewissenruh.
	Senta Proskauer nee lived here . Strasser born in 1915, escaped from Paraguay in 1938			Senta Proskauer was born on December 12, 1915 as the daughter of Hermann and Johanne Proskauer. She was married to Werner Strasser and fled with him to Paraguay on May 20, 1938.
	Jacob Isenberg, born in 1864 , lived here, deported 1942 Theresienstadt, murdered in 1942 Treblinka	Lange Strasse 8	Oct 9, 2014	Jacob Isenberg was born on July 26, 1864 in Dransfeld. He ran a farm in Dransfeld, which he handed over to Adolf Katzenstein in 1929 and retired. At times he was head of the Jewish community. In September 1940 he moved to a retirement home in Hanover. On July 23, 1942 he was deported from the Hanover-Ahlem assembly camp to the Theresienstadt ghetto and from there on September 23, 1942 to the Treblinka extermination camp , where he was presumably murdered on arrival. He was later pronounced dead.
	Israel Isenberg, born in 1867, lived here, fate unknown	Long Street 27	May 24, 2017	Israel Isenberg was born on June 17, 1867 in Dransfeld. He ran a textile business with his brother Louis in Dransfeld. After giving up the business, he moved to Eisleben in the early 1930s , but came back to Dransfeld in 1940. His further fate is so far unknown.
	Siegmund Isenberg, born in 1867 , lived here, deported 1942 Theresienstadt, murdered December 23 , 1942			Siegmund Isenberg was born on June 17, 1867 in Dransfeld. In 1899 he went to Eisleben and took over a business there, which he lost in 1938 due to Aryanization . He was brought to the old people's home in Boelckestrasse in Halle and from there on September 20, 1942, deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto, where he died on December 23, 1942. In August 2018, a stumbling block was also laid for him in front of his house at Markt 49 in Eisleben. → List of stumbling blocks in Lutherstadt Eisleben
	Alfred Dannenberg, born in 1886, lived here . Escape 1939 England USA survived	Long Street 29	13th of May 2013	Alfred Dannenberg was born on August 5th, 1886 in Marlow . In 1910 he came from Warburg to Dransfeld and worked as a clerk, later he founded his own business. He was born with Karoline Dannenberg. Arensberg married and had three daughters with her: Irma (Irene), Hildegard and Ursula. He and his family fled to England in August 1939. Alfred Dannenberg died in 1964.
	Karoline Dannenberg nee lived here . Arensberg born 1890, escaped 1939 England USA survived			Karoline Dannenberg was born as Karoline Arensberg in Dransfeld on September 10, 1890. She was married to Alfred Dannenberg and had three daughters. In August 1939 she fled to England with her family and aunt. She died in 1969.
	Frieda Arensberg, born in 1875, lived here . Escape 1939 England USA survived			Frieda Arensberg was born on May 15, 1875 in Dransfeld and worked as a fishmonger. Karoline Dannenberg was her niece. She and the Dannenberg family managed to escape to England in August 1939. She died in 1952.
	Here lived Irene Dannenberg married. Katz born in 1915, escaped in 1938, USA survived			Irma 'Irene' Dannenberg was born on August 5th, 1915 as the daughter of Alfred and Karoline Dannenberg in Dransfeld. On March 15, 1934, she moved to Hamburg and later fled to England. From there she moved to Florida and lived as a married Irma Katz.
	This is where Hilde Dannenberg married . Rosenfelder born in 1919 Escape 1939 England survived			Hildegard Dannenberg was born on June 18, 1919 as the daughter of Alfred and Karoline Dannenberg in Dransfeld. In June 1939 she fled to England, her parents followed in the same year. After that she lived in London as married Hilde Rosenfelder.
	Here lived Ursel Dannenberg married. Macy born in 1922, escaped 1939, England USA survived			Ursula Dannenberg was born on December 17, 1922 as the daughter of Alfred and Karoline Dannenberg in Dransfeld. In August 1939 she fled to England with her parents. She later moved to Florida and lived there as a married Ursel Macy.
	Josef Stern, born in 1880, lived here, escaped from Uruguay in 1940	Long Street 30	May 24, 2017	Josef Stern was born on November 11, 1880 in Wieseck . In 1905 he married Regina Schwalm and had a son with her. In 1937 the family moved to Göttingen, in 1939 they fled to the USA.
	Regina Stern nee lived here . Schwalm born in 1881, escaped from Uruguay in 1940			Regina Schwalm was born on January 10, 1881 in Treysa. She married the businessman Josef Stern in 1905 and lived with him in Dransfeld. In 1937 the family moved to Göttingen and in 1939 they fled to the USA with their son Kurt.
	Samuel Haas, born in 1874, lived here . Flucht 1933 Holland hidden / survived	Long Street 49	13th of May 2013	Samuel Haas was born on June 5, 1878 in Mardorf. With his wife Ella he moved from Eisleben to Dransfeld in 1904 and ran a cattle trade there. The sons Carl and Heinz emerged from the marriage. In May 1933 he fled with his wife Ella to The Hague in the Netherlands, where his wife Ella died in 1936. He remarried in 1938 and survived hidden underground. Samuel Haas died on September 26, 1954 in Marburg and is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Kirchhain .
	Ella Haas nee lived here . Goldstein, born 1885, escaped 1933 Holland hid / survived			Ella Haas was born as Ella Goldstein on April 30, 1885 in Roßla . She and her husband fled to The Hague, the Netherlands, in May 1933 and died there on July 3, 1936.
	Carl Haas born in 1906 lived here . Escape 1933 Holland interned Westerbork deported 1944 Bergen-Belsen liberated / survived			Carl Haas was born on August 31, 1906 as the son of Samuel and Ella Haas in Dransfeld. He attended the Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Oberrealschule in Göttingen and passed his Abitur there. From 1927 he studied dentistry at Georgia-Augusta . In 1933 he fled to the Netherlands and established himself as a dentist in The Hague. There he married his wife Lotte. Together with her he was deported from Westerbork to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944 . He survived the concentration camp and was liberated in 1945, after which he returned to The Hague. Carl Haas died in 1990.
	Heinz Haas, born in 1916, lived here . Escape 1933 Holland 1936 Survived Argentina			Heinz Haas was born on October 14, 1916 as the son of Samuel and Ella Haas in Dransfeld. He fled to the Netherlands in 1933 and, after his mother's death in 1936, to Argentina.
	Ernst Löwenheim, born in 1883, lived here, humiliated / disenfranchised. Escape to death November 19, 1938	Gerlandstrasse 7 in front of the former synagogue	Oct 9, 2014	Ernst Löwenheim was born on June 10, 1883 in Dransfeld and later ran a tobacco shop. He committed suicide on November 19, 1938, a few days after the November pogroms. The Stolpersteine ​​were originally supposed to be laid in front of the house at Lange Straße 59, but were then moved in front of the former synagogue at Gerlandstraße 7.
	Albert Löwenheim, born in 1881, lived here, humiliated / disenfranchised, dead 14.2.1937			Albert Löwenheim was born on June 9, 1881 in Oberscheden. In 1912 he married Paula Löwenheim, and the marriage resulted in the children Ilse, Gerhard and Herbert. Albert Löwenheim died on February 14, 1937 in Dransfeld.
	Paula Löwenheim, born in 1888, lived here, escaped 1940 Brazil			Paula Löwenheim was born on June 15, 1888 in Kirchhain. She had been married to Albert Löwenheim since 1912 and had three children. In 1940 she fled to Brazil, where her children had previously emigrated, and settled with them in Sao Paulo.
	Ilse Löwenheim, born in 1913, lived here . Escape 1935 Brazil			Ilse Löwenheim was born in Dransfeld in 1913 as the daughter of Albert and Paula Löwenheim. In 1935 she fled to Brazil.
	Herbert Löwenheim, born in 1916, lived here . Escape 1938 Brazil			Herbert Löwenheim was born on March 20, 1916 as the son of Albert and Paula Löwenheim in Dransfeld. Gerhard Löwenheim was his twin brother. With him he managed to escape to Brazil in October 1938.
	Siegmund Simon, born in 1875, lived here, humiliated / disenfranchised, dead June 23, 1941	Long Street 63	May 24, 2017	Siegmund Simon was born in Weißensee (Thuringia) . He was married to Mathilde Simon, had five children and ran a business. He died on June 23, 1941.
	Mathilde Simon nee lived here . Rosenberg born in 1884 deported 1942 Ghetto Warsaw murdered			Mathilde Simon was born as Mathilde Rosenberg in Vegesack on June 4, 1884 . She was married to Siegmund Simon and had five children. From March 26, 1942, she was imprisoned in the Hanover-Ahlem assembly camp and on March 31, 1942, she was deported to the Warsaw Ghetto.
	Ludwig Simon, born in 1913 , lived here, deported 1942, murdered in Warsaw Ghetto			Ludwig Simon was born on May 29, 1913 as the son of Siegmund and Mathilde Simon in Dransfeld. From March 26, 1942, he was imprisoned in the Hanover-Ahlem assembly camp and deported to the Warsaw Ghetto on March 31, 1942.
	Alfred Simon, born in 1911, lived here . Escape 1933 France 1935 Argentina			Alfred Simon was born in Dransfeld in 1911 as the son of Siegmund and Mathilde Simon. He fled to France in 1933 and to Argentina in 1935.
	Max 'Hans' Simon, born in 1916 , lived here, deported in 1941, Minsk murdered July 28, 1942			Max Simon was born on March 2, 1916 as the son of Siegmund and Mathilde Simon in Dransfeld. In the early 1930s he moved to Marburg to do a banking apprenticeship and returned to Dransfeld in 1933. In 1938 he moved to Bremen. On November 18, 1941, he was deported to the Minsk ghetto , where he died on July 28, 1942.
	Bettina Simon, born in 1923 , lived here, deported 1942 Warsaw Ghetto, murdered September 16, 1942 Majdanek			Bettina Simon was born on June 4, 1923 as the daughter of Siegmund and Mathilde Simon in Dransfeld. From March 26, 1942, she was imprisoned in the Hanover-Ahlem assembly camp and on March 31, 1942, she was deported to the Warsaw Ghetto. She was later deported to the Majdanek concentration camp and murdered there on September 16, 1942.
	Moritz 'Heinz' Simon, born in 1926, lived here . Kindertransport 1939 Holland 1940 England			Moritz Simon was born in Dransfeld in 1926 as the son of Siegmund and Mathilde Simon. The parents gave him to a children's home in Hanover, from which he was transported by the DRK to Amsterdam and England. He survived the Holocaust and later returned to Germany, but withheld his past.

Relocations

• May 13, 2013: 13 stumbling blocks at three addresses
• October 9, 2014: 14 stumbling blocks at four addresses
• May 24, 2017: 11 stumbling blocks at three addresses

Web links

• stolpersteine.eu

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 122–123 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
2. ^ Jewish Museum Berlin: Certificate of Thanks from the Prussian Government for the teacher Levi Schwalm «1933 In: jmberlin.de , accessed on June 18, 2019.
3. ^ ^{A b} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish citizens in the Göttingen district, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 244 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ↑ Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 143 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ^ ^{A b} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish citizens in the Göttingen district, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 207–208 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
6. ^ Proskauer, Hermann. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 209 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
8. ↑ Proskauer, Johanna Johanne Mirjane. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
9. ^ Dransfeld: Proskauer instead of Sohnreystrasse? In: hna.de , October 7, 2014, accessed on June 18, 2019.
10. ^ Proskauer, Erwin. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 99–100 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
12. ↑ Isenberg, Jacob Jakob. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Jacob Isenberg In: synagoge-eisleben.de , accessed on June 19, 2019.
14. ↑ Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 99 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
15. ↑ Siegmund Isenberg In: synagoge-eisleben.de , accessed on June 18, 2019.
16. ↑ Our memorial book for the dead of the Holocaust in Halle In: gedenkbuch.halle.de , accessed on June 19, 2019.
17. ^ Isenberg, Siegmund. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Stolperstein for Siegmund Isenberg In: synagoge-eisleben.de , August 27, 2018, accessed on June 19, 2019.
19. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 53–54 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
20. ↑ Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 25 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
21. ^ ^{A b} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish citizens in the Göttingen district, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 257 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
22. ^ ^{A b c d} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 82–83 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
23. ↑ ^{a b c d} Reconciliation while remembering: Granddaughter of Ella and Samuel Haas from the Netherlands visited the “Stolpersteine” for her family in Dransfeld. In: HNA , March 15, 2016. ( PDF ; 566 kB)
24. ↑ Samuel and Ella Haas, Dransfeld - Lange Strasse 49 - Persecution and Emigration of Jewish Citizens in Göttingen and the Surrounding Area In: geschichtswerkstatt-goettingen.de , accessed on June 19, 2019.
25. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 137–139 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
26. ↑ Bettina Sangerhausen: Commemoration of liberation from fascism in Dransfeld. In: hna.de. May 6, 2015, accessed on June 4, 2020 : "The stumbling blocks by artist Gunter Demnig for the Löwenheim family were temporarily relocated in front of the synagogue on Gerlandstrasse." 
27. ^ ^{A b c d} Uta Schäfer-Richter, Jörg Klein: The Jewish Citizens in the Göttingen District, 1933–1945 a memorial book: Göttingen, Hann. Münden, Duderstadt . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1992, ISBN 978-3-89244-048-2 , p. 247–248 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
28. ↑ ^{a b} Harassed, persecuted, murdered: The investigations by the history workshop and citizens' forum reveal something shocking. In: HNA , April 24, 2017. ( PDF )
29. ↑ Simon, Mathilde. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
30. ↑ Simon, Ludwig. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
31. ↑ Simon, Max. In: Gedenkbuch - Victims of the persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
32. ↑ Simon, Bettina. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 19, 2019 . 
33. ↑ Gerald Kräft: Expellees present again every day - Cologne artist Gunter Demnig relocates the first “stumbling blocks” in Dransfeld In: goettinger-tageblatt.de , May 13, 2013, accessed on June 17, 2019.
34. ↑ Hauke ​​Rudolph: Names are remembered - artist relocates stumbling blocks for persecuted Jews in Dransfeld In: goettinger-tageblatt.de , October 10, 2014, accessed on June 18, 2019.
35. ↑ Dransfeld In: hna.de , October 11, 2014, accessed on June 18, 2019 (PDF; 1.9 MB)
36. ↑ Stumbling stone laying 2017 in Dransfeld In: yellowpress-igs-geismar , accessed on June 18, 2019.