List of stumbling blocks in Herzlake
The list of stumbling blocks in Herzlake contains all the stumbling blocks that were laid by Gunter Demnig in Herzlake 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 Herzlake. When it was moved in August 2011, a total of five stumbling blocks have been laid so far. (As of June 2019)
List of stumbling blocks
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
image | address | Laying date | Person, inscription | annotation |
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Hubertusstrasse 2 |
28 Aug 2011 | Max Meyer, born in 1878 , lived here . Deported Dec. 1941, Riga murdered |
Max Meyer was born on April 5, 1878 in Herzlake. For his participation in the First World War he was awarded the Iron Cross. He was a cattle dealer and married to Helene Meyer. On December 13, 1941, he was deported to the Riga ghetto . |
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Helene Meyer nee lived here . Simon born 1886 deported Dec. 1941 Riga murdered |
Helene Meyer was born as Helene Simon on August 1, 1886 in Werlte . She was married to Max Meyer. The marriage had three children. On December 13, 1941, she was deported to the Riga ghetto. | ||
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Hans Meyer, born in 1910, lived here, escaped in 1940, survived Palestine |
Hans Meyer was born on December 10, 1910. He was imprisoned in the Oranienburg concentration camp for about six months and fled to Haifa in 1940 . He died on the Sea of Galilee in Israel in 1990 . | ||
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Grete Meyer, born in 1910, lived here, escaped 1939, survived England |
Grete Meyer was born on December 10, 1910. In 1939 she managed to flee to England via Belgium. She died in the United States in 1978. | ||
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Ernst Meyer, born in 1919, lived here . Escape 1939 Survived England |
Ernst Meyer was born on September 6, 1919. In 1939 he fled to England via the Netherlands. In 1945 he returned to Herzlake as an English soldier. He died in the United States in 2006. |
Relocations
- August 28, 2011: five stumbling blocks at one address
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Willi Rave: “Burial of our ancestors”: “Stumbling blocks” remind us of the fate of the Meyer family in Herzlake. In: noz.de. August 30, 2011, accessed June 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Meyer, Max. In: Gedenkbuch - Victims of the persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Meyer, Helene Lina. In: Memorial Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945. Retrieved June 24, 2019 .