List of stumbling blocks in Gardelegen

The list of stumbling blocks in Gardelegen contains all the stumbling blocks that were laid by Gunter Demnig in Gardelegen 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 Gardelegen. Between 2014 and 2018 a total of 41 stones were laid at eleven addresses.

Relocations

• October 24, 2014: eight stones at four addresses
• June 28, 2015: 16 stones at three addresses
• November 18, 2016: nine stones at four addresses
• June 12, 2018: eight stones at two addresses

List of stumbling blocks

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

address	Date of relocation	person	inscription	image	Picture of the house
Bahnhofstrasse 87	October 24, 2014	Leo Lippstädt (1877–1944) Leo Lippstädt came from Czarnikau and later lived in Gardelegen and Berlin . On September 7, 1942, he was first deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto and then on to Auschwitz on May 16, 1944 , where he died.	This is where LEO LIPPSTÄDT, born in 1877 , lived . Deported 1942 Theresienstadt. 1944 Auschwitz murdered
		Julie Lippstädt b. Kychenthal (1895–1944) Julie Lippstädt was born in Schwerin and later lived in Gardelegen and Berlin. On September 7, 1942, she was first deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto and on to Auschwitz on May 16, 1944, where she died.	JULIE LIPPSTÄDT nee lived here . Kychenthal born in 1895 deported 1942 Theresienstadt 1944 Auschwitz murdered
		Joachim Lippstädt (1923–1942) Joachim Lippstädt was born in Gardelegen. From Berlin he was deported to Auschwitz on November 29, 1942, where he died.	JOACHIM LIPPSTÄDT born in 1923 lived here, deported in 1942, murdered in Auschwitz
Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 5	18th November 2016	Albert Klein (1870–1943)	ALBERT KLEIN, born in 1870 , lived here, deported 1942 Theresienstadt, murdered June 2nd, 1943
		Bertha Klein (1873-1943)	BERTHA KLEIN nee lived here . Hammerstein born in 1873 deported 1942 Theresienstadt murdered April 8, 1943
		Lea Klein (1901–1942)	LEA KLEIN, born in 1901 , lived here, deported in 1942, murdered in Riga on August 18 , 1942
Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 7	18th November 2016	David Holz (1886–1942)	Here lived DAVID WOOD Jg. 1886 humiliated / Disenfranchised murdered
		Gerda Holz (1920–?)	GERDA HOLZ, born in 1920 , lived here, deported in 1943, murdered in Auschwitz
		Grete Holz (1896–1942)	GRETE HOLZ nee lived here . Zwillenberg, born 1896, humiliated / murdered disenfranchised
Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse 36	October 24, 2014	Karl Siegbert Marcus (1900–1941) Karl Marcus came from Gardelegen and later lived in Nuremberg . From there he was deported on November 29, 1941 to the Jungfernhof camp , a satellite camp of the Riga ghetto , where he was killed.	KARL MARCUS born in 1900 lived here, deported 1941, murdered Riga-Jungfernhof
	18th November 2016	Louis Marcus (1867-1939)	LOUIS MARCUS, born in 1867, lived here, humiliated / disenfranchised, dead 11.1.1939
Hopfenstrasse 18-20	October 24, 2014	Elly Cohn (1873-1942) Elly Cohn was to be deported to Theresienstadt in 1942. She evaded this by suicide.	This is where ELLY COHN, born in 1873, lived before deportation, fleeing to death on December 2nd, 1942
Hopfenstrasse / Bahnhofstrasse	June 12, 2018	Julius Hesse (1862-1943) Julius Hesse was the owner of a hop shop. He and his wife Zerlina were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1942, where Julius Hesse was murdered on January 13, 1943.	JULIUS HESSE born in 1862 lived here, deported 1942 Theresienstadt, murdered January 13, 1943
		Robert Hesse (1895–?) Robert Hesse was the son of Julius and Zerlina Hesse. In 1938 he was interned in Buchenwald concentration camp . In 1939 he fled to Cuba , but was refused entry there. In 1940 he was interned in England and later in Canada and released on April 16, 1943.	Here lived ROBERT HESSE Jg. 1895 'protective custody' 1938 Cuba flight 1939 MS St. Louis refused entry in 1940 detained England interned Canada released 16/04/1943
		Zerlina Hesse born Rosenfeld (1873-1943) Zerlina Hesse and her husband Julius were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1942, where they were murdered on February 26, 1943.	ZERLINA HESSE nee lived here . Rosenfeld born in 1873 deported 1942 Theresienstadt murdered February 26, 1943
		Lina Rieß (1882–1942) Lina Rieß worked as a musician and piano teacher. She committed suicide on April 12, 1942, the day before her planned deportation.	LINA RIESS, born in 1882, lived here, humiliated / deprived of rights. Escape to death April 12, 1942
Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 37	October 24, 2014	Erna Fränkel b. Marcus (1873-1943)	ERNA FRÄNKEL nee lived here . Marcus born in 1873 deported 1943 Theresienstadt murdered May 4 , 1943
	18th November 2016	Eva Lemberg (* 1924)	EVA LEMBERG lived here . Hontoy Born 1924 Escape 1938 Belgium lived in hiding
		Frieda Lemberg (1868–1942)	Here lived FRIEDA LEMBERG born Oschinsky born in 1868 before deportation escaped to death 19.7.1942
	October 24, 2014	Julie Lemberg born Marcus (1898-1944) Julie Lemberg came from Gardelegen. On May 18, 1943, she was first deported from Berlin to the Theresienstadt ghetto and then on to Auschwitz on October 1, 1944, where she was murdered on November 1, 1944.	JULIE LEMBERG nee lived here . Marcus born in 1898 deported 1943 Theresienstadt murdered November 1, 1944 Auschwitz
		Werner Lemberg (1892–1944) Werner Lemberg was born in Berlin and later moved to Gardelegen. On May 18, 1943, he was first deported from Berlin to the Theresienstadt ghetto and then on to Auschwitz on September 28, 1944, where he was murdered.	WERNER LEMBERG, born in 1892 , lived here . Deported 1943 Theresienstadt. 1944 Auschwitz murdered
Salzwedeler Torstrasse	June 28, 2015	Heinz Baermann (1909–1979) Heinz Baermann was the son of Simon Baermann.	HEINZ BAERMANN born in 1909 lived here, fleeing 1939 Rhodesia
		Margarete (Grete) Baermann b. Behrens (1882-1942) Margarete Behrens came from Gardelegen and married Simon Baermann here. She was deported to Auschwitz on July 13, 1942.	MAGARETE BAERMANN nee lived here . Behrens, born in 1892, deported in 1942, murdered in Auschwitz
		Ruth Baermann (1906–1943) Ruth Baermann was the daughter of Simon Baermann.	RUTH BAERMANN, born in 1906 , lived here, deported in 1943, murdered in Auschwitz
		Simon Baermann (1883–1942) Simon Baermann was widowed and brought three children with him into the marriage. He was deported to Auschwitz on July 13, 1942.	SIMON BAERMANN, born in 1883 , lived here, deported in 1942, murdered in Auschwitz
		Edith Goldner b. Baermann (1915-1942) Edith Goldner was the daughter of Simon Baermann.	EDITH GOLDNER nee lived here . Baermann born in 1915 deported 1942 Auschwitz murdered December 11 , 1942
Sandstrasse 34	June 12, 2018	Gertrud Sonnenfeldt b. Liebenthal (1896–?) Gertrud Sonnenfeldt came from Hamburg and was a doctor for orthopedics and obstetrics . In 1922 she married Walter Sommerfeldt. She and her husband fled to Sweden in 1939 and later to the United States .	DR. GERTRUD SONNENFELDT nee lived here . Liebenthal Born 1896, Escape 1939 Sweden 1939 USA
		Helmut Sonnenfeldt (1926–2012) Helmut Sonnenfeldt was the son of Walter and Gertrud Sonnenfeldt. He and his brother Richard escaped to England in 1938. He later moved to the United States, where he worked in the State Department from 1952 after graduating from college . Between 1969 and 1974 he was a member of the United States National Security Council and a close advisor to Henry Kissinger .	HELMUT SONNENFELDT born in 1926 lived here . Escape 1938 England 1944 USA
		Richard Wolfgang Sonnenfeldt (1923-2009) Richard Sonnenfeldt was the son of Walter and Gertrud Sonnenfeldt. He and his brother Helmut were able to flee to England in 1938. In 1941 he emigrated to the United States, volunteered for the US Army and was involved in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in April 1945 . He then worked as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trial of the major war criminals . After returning to the United States, he worked as an electrical engineer in the development of color television and in preparation for the first moon landing .	RICHARD SONNENFELDT, born in 1923, lived here . Escape 1938 England imprisoned in 1940 England interned Australia 1941 USA
		Walter Sonnenfeldt (1893–?) Walter Sonnenfeldt came from Berlin and was a doctor. After the outbreak of World War I , he volunteered as a military doctor and was awarded the Iron Cross . In 1920 he opened a practice in Gardelegen. In 1938 he was interned in Buchenwald concentration camp. In 1939 he and his wife fled to Sweden and later to the United States.	DR. WALTER SONNENFELDT, born in 1893, lived here . 'Protective custody' 1938 Buchenwald Escape 1939 Sweden 1939 USA
Sandstrasse / Marktstrasse	June 28, 2015	Charlotte Behrens (1925-2015) Charlotte Behrens was the daughter of Hermann and Luise Behrens. She was deported to Auschwitz and later to Ravensbrück , where she was liberated on April 29, 1945. She died in Australia in March 2015.	Here lived CHARLOTTE BEHRENS married. Born in 1925 deported 1943 Auschwitz 1945 Ravensbrück liberated / survived
		Frieda (Frida) Behrens (1895–1942) Frieda Behrens was Hermann Behrens' sister. She was born in Gardelegen and later moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg and then to Breslau . From there she was first deported to the Tormersdorf Jewish camp and later to the Lublin district .	FRIDA BEHRENS nee lived here . Behrens, born in 1895, deported in 1942, murdered in occupied Poland
		Hermann Behrens (1899–1943) Hermann Behrens was born in Gardelegen. He had two children with his wife Luise. On April 2, 1942, the couple were deported to the Warsaw ghetto. Later both came to the Trawniki forced labor camp , where they were shot on November 2, 1943 as part of the harvest festival .	HERMANN BEHRENS, born in 1889 , lived here . Deported 1942 Warsaw murdered November 2nd, 1943 Trawniki
		Joachim Behrens (* 1921) Joachim Behrens is the son of Hermann and Luise Behrens. In 1939 he emigrated to Rhodesia with his cousins ​​Fritz and Heinz Behrens . He now lives in London.	JOACHIM BEHRENS, born in 1921, lived here . Escape 1939 Rhodesia
		Luise Behrens b. Behrend (1893-1943) Luise Behrend came from Hameln and married Hermann Behrens in Gardelegen. On April 2, 1942, the couple were deported to the Warsaw ghetto. Later both came to the Trawniki forced labor camp, where they were shot on November 2, 1943 as part of the harvest festival.	LUISE BEHRENS nee lived here . Behrend born in 1893 deported 1942 Warsaw murdered November 2nd, 1943 Trawniki
		Ulrike (Ulla) Kronheim b. Behrens (1885-1942) Ulrike Kronheim was Hermann Behrens' sister. She was born in Gardelegen and later moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg. From there she was deported to the Litzmannstadt ghetto on November 1, 1941 and to the Kulmhof extermination camp on May 6, 1942 , where she was murdered on the same day.	ULRIKE KRONHEIM nee lived here . Behrens born in 1885 deported 1941 Łodz / Litzmannstadt 1942 CHELMNO / KULMHOF murdered May 6 , 1942
Sandstrasse / Rendelbahn	June 28, 2015	Adolf Behrens (1884–1941) Adolf Behrens came from Gardelegen and later moved to Breslau with his wife Selma. On November 25, 1941, both were deported from there to Fort IX near Kaunas , where they were murdered on November 29.	ADOLF BEHRENS born in 1884 lived here, deported in 1941 Kovno Fort IX murdered November 29, 1941
		Fritz Behrens (1919–?) Fritz Behrens was a son of Adolf and Selma Behrens. He emigrated to Rhodesia in 1939 with his brother Heinz and his cousin Joachim Behrens.	Here lived FRITZ BEHRENS Jg. 1919 LAM in 1939 Rhodesia
		Heinz Behrens (1913–?) Heinz Behrens was a son of Adolf and Selma Behrens. He emigrated to Rhodesia in 1939 with his brother Fritz and his cousin Joachim Behrens.	HEINZ BEHRENS, born in 1913, lived here "protective custody" 1938 Buchenwald Escape 1939 Rhodesia
		Hilde Behrens (* 1921) Hilde Behrens was the daughter of Adolf and Selma Behrens.	Here lived Hilde BEHRENS married. Hahn born in 1921, escaped London in 1938
		Selma Behrens born Rosenbaum (1891–1941) Selma Rosenbaum came from Hanover and married Adolf Behrens in Gardelegen. The couple later moved to Wroclaw. On November 25, 1941, both were deported from there to Fort IX near Kaunas, where they were murdered on November 29.	SELMA BEHRENS née Rosenbaum, born in 1891 , lived here, deported in 1941, Kowno Fort IX, murdered November 29, 1941

Public reactions

For their voluntary commitment to laying the Stolpersteine, the members of the local working group Stolpersteine, pupils of the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Gardelegen, received the citizens' award of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel in June 2018.

Shortly after the award ceremony, nine stumbling blocks in the city center, including the eight stones that had been freshly laid just a few days earlier, were forcibly broken out of the ground. The police were able to seize the stones removed with the help of a crowbar immediately after the crime and identify a suspect. A criminal complaint was filed against him for alleged desecration of the memorial symbols. Since then, the state security has determined whether the act was politically motivated. The city administration of Gardelegen does not assume any political background and has agreed to cover the costs of relocating the stolen stumbling blocks.

At the behest of the city administration, the nine stumbling blocks were put back into the pavement on July 17, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Stumbling blocks in Gardelegen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• stolpersteine.eu
• Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Gardelegen: AG Stolpersteine

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Elke Weisbach: Laying of the first stumbling blocks in October. In: az-online. May 17, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
2. ↑ Memorial book - Victims of the persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Leo Lippstädt . Retrieved October 26, 2014.
3. ^ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Julie Lippstädt . Retrieved October 26, 2014.
4. ↑ Memorial book - Victims of the persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Joachim Lippstädt . Retrieved October 26, 2014.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ilka Marten: Nine more stumbling blocks . In: volksstimme.de. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
6. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Karl Marcus . Retrieved October 26, 2014.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Petra Hartmann : Scholl students set new stumbling blocks. In: volksstimme.de. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
8. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Werner Lemberg . Retrieved October 26, 2014.
9. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Werner Lemberg . Retrieved October 26, 2014.
10. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Elke Weisbach: 16 more stumbling blocks in Gardelegen: “Milestones in coming to terms with history.” In: az-online . June 30, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
11. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Margarete Grete Baermann . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
12. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Simon Baermann . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
13. ^ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Edith Goldner . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
14. ↑ Memorial Book - Victims of the Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Frieda Behrens . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
15. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Hermann Behrens . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
16. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Luise Behrens . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
17. ↑ Memorial book - Victims of the persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Ulrike Kronheim . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
18. ^ Commemorative book - Victims of the persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Adolf Behrens . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
19. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 - Selma Behrens . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
20. ^ Petra Hartmann: Citizens' Prize for the Stolpersteine ​​group. In: Volksstimme. June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . 
21. ^ MDR: Drunk man pulls stumbling blocks out of the ground in Gardelegen. MDR Saxony-Anhalt today, June 25, 2018, accessed on July 19, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Gesine Biermann: Stumbling blocks broken out. In: Volksstimme. June 25, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . 
23. ↑ Stefan Schmidt: On Sandstrasse in Gardelegen: Torn out nine stumbling blocks. In: Altmark newspaper. June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . 
24. ↑ Stefan Schmidt: Gardelegen: Stumbling blocks are back. In: Altmark newspaper. July 25, 2018, accessed July 26, 2028 .