List of stumbling blocks in Kerpen

The list of the stumbling blocks in Kerpen results by artist Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in Kerpen on.

The list of stumbling blocks is based on the data in the memorial book for the victims of the persecution of Jews under the Nazi tyranny in Germany 1933–1945, partly supplemented by information and comments from Wikipedia articles and external sources. The aim of the art project is to document biographical details of the people who had their (last) voluntarily chosen residence in Kerpen in order to preserve their memory.

Note: In many cases, however, it is no longer possible to comprehend a complete description of their life and their path of suffering. In particular, the circumstances of her death can often no longer be researched. Official death notices from ghettos, detention centers, hospitals and concentration camps can often contain information that conceals the true circumstances of death, but are also documented taking this fact into account.

image	Name and details of the inscription	address	Additional Information
	Here lived Elisabeth Roer , born Quieter ( born 1890) Deported in 1941 Lodz / Litzmannstadt Murdered	Hahnenstrasse 49 ( location )	The Stolperstein, which was laid on June 8, 2017, commemorates Elisabeth Roer (née Leiser) , born on September 3, 1890 in Kerpen . In 1914 she married the pump maker Carl Roer. The couple had two sons Hermann (born 1915) and Fritz (born 1920). Carl Roer was a member of the Kerpen municipal council and ran a radio and installation business together with a woman in Kerpen. After Carl Roer's accidental death in 1928, Elisabeth took over the management. In 1939 Elisabeth and her sons were forced by the NSDAP to leave their house in Kerpen. The family lived in the Litzmannstadt ghetto in Cologne until they were deported on October 30, 1941 . Here she lived at Altmarkt 11/13. Traces of them are lost in the Litzmannstadt ghetto.
	Fritz Roer lived here , ( born 1920) Deported in 1941 Lodz / Litzmannstadt 1943 Auschwitz 1945 Liebenau camp Liberated	Hahnenstrasse 49 ( location )	The Stolperstein, which was laid on June 8, 2017, commemorates Fritz Roer , born on November 2, 1920 in Kerpen . At the beginning of the Second World War , the 18-year-old Fritz, his mother Elisabeth and his older brother Hermann, were forced to leave the house in Kerpen. The family moved to Cologne, from where they were deported to the Litzmannstadt ghetto on October 30, 1941 . In 1943 he was deported from Litzmannstadt to the Auschwitz extermination camp . After the evacuation of the Auschwitz camp, he was liberated in 1945 in the Graz-Liebenau forced labor camp . Fritz Roer returned to Kerpen as the only survivor of his family, where he was taken in by an anti-fascist family. In 1949 he emigrated to the United States . He lived in Seattle with his wife Sarah until his death on March 2, 2010 . His son Gregory sent a message of greeting for the Roer family to lay the stumbling blocks.
	Hermann Roer lived here , ( born 1915) Deported in 1941 Lodz / Litzmannstadt 1945 Mittelbau-Dora Murdered March 1945	Hahnenstrasse 49 ( location )	The Stolperstein laid on June 8, 2017 commemorates Hermann Roer , born on November 16, 1915. The electrician and mechanical engineer Hermann Roer was expelled from his parents' house in Kerpen at the beginning of the Second World War . He lived with his mother and brother in Cologne for two years until the family was deported to the Litzmannstadt ghetto on October 30, 1941 . The day before the deportation, he married his fiancée Edith Frank. The couple never saw each other again because Edith Roer, b. Frank was also deported to Litzmannstadt in 1942 and died in the ghetto. Hermann Roer was deported to the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp in 1945 (prisoner number 108118) and died in March 1945 in the branch of the concentration camp, in the Boelcke barracks in Nordhausen .
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Sigmund Brünell lived here , ( born 1878)	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein, which was laid on June 8, 2017, commemorates Sigmund Vitezslav Brünell , born on June 14, 1878 in Kerpen . Sigmund Brünell worked as a cattle dealer in Kerpen. On June 22, 1922, he married Emma Roer in Kreuzau . The couple had 5 children. After Sigmund and Emma Brünell were forced to leave the apartment in Kerpen, they lived in Cologne in the ghetto house at Cäcilienstraße 18-22. From here they were deported to Theresienstadt on July 27, 1942 (transport number 657) . Here he was interned in building L609 on Wallstrasse. On January 21, 1942, Sigmund Brünell died in Theresienstadt. At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Here lived Emma Brünell , born Roer ( born 1885)	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein laid on June 8, 2017 reminds of Emma Brünell (née Roer) , born on December 2, 1885 in Kreuzau . On June 22, 1922, she married the cattle dealer Sigmund Brünell from Kerpenen. Together with her husband, she was first deported from Kerpen to a ghetto in Cologne on Cäcilienstraße. On July 27, 1942, she and her husband were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto on the last large transport ( III / 2 ) of elderly people . From here she was transported to the Auschwitz extermination camp on May 15, 1944 with the DZ transport (transport number 841) . Here their track is lost. At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Karl Brünell lived here , ( born 1891)	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein laid on June 8, 2017 reminds of Karl Brünell , (also Carl Brünell) born on June 14, 1891 in Kerpen. The cattle dealer Karl Brünell married Rosa (lie) Rothschild from Büllingen in 1923 . The couple had two sons, Egon (born 1925) and Berthold (1930). Karl Brünell was a representative of the synagogue community and an honorary member of the St. Sebastianus Brotherhood. While his wife and sons managed to escape to America in 1939, Karl Brünell was refused entry because he had tried to help his cousin with the illegal exit. Karl Brünell lived in Bonn until he was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto . His trace is lost in Theresienstadt. At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Here lived Rosa Brünell , born Rothschild ( vintage )	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein, which was laid on June 8, 2017, is reminiscent of Rosa Brünell (née Rothschild) . Born in Büllingen , Rosalie Rothschild married Karl Brünell, a cattle dealer from Kerpen, in 1923. Their sons Egon and Berthold were born in 1925 and 1930. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II , Rosa Brünell was able to flee to America with her sons. Here they lived in New York . At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Here lived Egon Brünell ( born in 1925)	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein, which was laid on June 8, 2017, commemorates Egon Brünell , born in 1925. The 14-year-old son of Rosa and Karl Brünell fled to New York with his mother and younger brother in the summer of 1939 and thus survived the Holocaust , while his father was banned from leaving the country. At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Here lived Berthold Brünell ( born in 1930)	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein, which was laid on June 8, 2017, reminds of Berthold Brünell , born in 1930. The nine-year-old son of Rosa and Karl Brünell fled to America with his mother and older brother in the summer of 1939 and thus survived the Holocaust. On the initiative of Berthold Brünell's son, Craig Brünell, the stumbling blocks were laid in Eulenstraße in June 2017. At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.
Image wanted Wikipedia would like a picture of the place discussed here. If you'd like to help, the guide explains how to do it. BW	Here lived Julius Brünell ( born in 1897)	Bergstrasse 7 today Eulenstrasse 9 ( location )	The Stolperstein laid on June 8, 2017 commemorates Julius Brünell , born in 1897. Sigmund Brünell's brother fled to Cologne with his wife and five children in 1939 and survived the Holocaust in hiding. At the end of 2017, the stones were temporarily secured so that they would not be damaged during upcoming construction work.

Individual evidence

↑ Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on January 28, 2018]).
↑ list of names 16.Transports on October 30, 1941 from Cologne to Lodz. In: Statistics of the Holocaust. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^ Central database of the names of Holocaust victims: Elisabeth Roer. In: Central database of the names of the Holocaust victims. Yad Vashem, accessed January 28, 2018 .
↑ Federal Archives: Memorial sheet for Elisabeth Else Roer. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
↑ list of names 16.Transports on October 30, 1941 from Cologne to Lodz. In: Statistics of the Holocaust. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
↑ Wilfried Meisen: Kerpener Heimatblätter: Kerpen in the Nazi era . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on January 29, 2018]).
↑ Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in Kerpen as a reminder . In: Kölnische Rundschau . ( rundschau-online.de [accessed on January 29, 2018]).
^ Federal Archives: Entry in the memorial book for Hermann Roer. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
↑ NS Documentation Center Cologne: The Jewish Victims of National Socialism from Cologne - | Hermann Roer. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
^ Book of the dead - Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp: Hermann Roer. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
↑ portrait of Sigmund Brünell | My city archive. Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
^ Federal Archives: Entry in the memorial book for Sigmund Siegmund Siegfried Vitezslav Brünell. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
↑ NS Documentation Center Cologne - | Sigmund Brünell. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
↑ | Sigmund Brünell's death report. Retrieved January 28, 2018 (Czech).
↑ Central database of the names of the Holocaust victims: Emma Brünell. In: Yad Vashem: Central database of the names of the Holocaust victims. Yad Vashem, accessed January 28, 2018 .
^ Federal Archives: Entry in the memorial book for Emma Brünell. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
↑ Andrea Doehrer: Photo by Alma Leiser, b. Wolffs and her daughter Helga discovered in the USA . ( synagoge-dornum.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Federal Archives: Memorial sheet for Karl Brünell. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
↑ Andrea Doehrer: Photo by Alma Leiser, b. Wolffs and her daughter Helga discovered in the USA . ( synagoge-dornum.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Andrea Doehrer: Photo by Alma Leiser, b. Wolffs and her daughter Helga discovered in the USA . ( synagoge-dornum.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Magdalena Marek: Stumbling blocks laid: Memory of two Jewish families . In: rheinische-verbindungenblaetter.de . ( rheinische-verbindungenblaetter.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
↑ Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

literature

Susanne Harke-Schmidt & Joseph Voss, Joseph: About the life of the Jew Fritz Roer, who was born in Kerpen in 1920. An interview between Joseph Voss (Jülich) and Fritz Roer (Kerpen), both USA . Kerpen 2009, Kerpener Heimatblätter 9, pp. 386–396

Web links

Commons : Stumbling blocks in Kerpen - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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[1] Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on January 28, 2018]).

[2] list of names 16.Transports on October 30, 1941 from Cologne to Lodz. In: Statistics of the Holocaust. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[3] Central database of the names of Holocaust victims: Elisabeth Roer. In: Central database of the names of the Holocaust victims. Yad Vashem, accessed January 28, 2018 .

[4] Federal Archives: Memorial sheet for Elisabeth Else Roer. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[5] list of names 16.Transports on October 30, 1941 from Cologne to Lodz. In: Statistics of the Holocaust. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[6] Wilfried Meisen: Kerpener Heimatblätter: Kerpen in the Nazi era . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on January 29, 2018]).

[7] Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in Kerpen as a reminder . In: Kölnische Rundschau . ( rundschau-online.de [accessed on January 29, 2018]).

[8] Federal Archives: Entry in the memorial book for Hermann Roer. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .

[9] NS Documentation Center Cologne: The Jewish Victims of National Socialism from Cologne - | Hermann Roer. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .

[10] Book of the dead - Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp: Hermann Roer. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .

[11] portrait of Sigmund Brünell | My city archive. Retrieved January 27, 2018 .

[12] Federal Archives: Entry in the memorial book for Sigmund Siegmund Siegfried Vitezslav Brünell. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[13] NS Documentation Center Cologne - | Sigmund Brünell. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[14] | Sigmund Brünell's death report. Retrieved January 28, 2018 (Czech).

[15] Central database of the names of the Holocaust victims: Emma Brünell. In: Yad Vashem: Central database of the names of the Holocaust victims. Yad Vashem, accessed January 28, 2018 .

[16] Federal Archives: Entry in the memorial book for Emma Brünell. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[17] Andrea Doehrer: Photo by Alma Leiser, b. Wolffs and her daughter Helga discovered in the USA . ( synagoge-dornum.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[18] Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[19] Federal Archives: Memorial sheet for Karl Brünell. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .

[20] Andrea Doehrer: Photo by Alma Leiser, b. Wolffs and her daughter Helga discovered in the USA . ( synagoge-dornum.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[21] Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[22] Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[23] Andrea Doehrer: Photo by Alma Leiser, b. Wolffs and her daughter Helga discovered in the USA . ( synagoge-dornum.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[24] Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[25] Magdalena Marek: Stumbling blocks laid: Memory of two Jewish families . In: rheinische-verbindungenblaetter.de . ( rheinische-verbindungenblaetter.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).

[26] Wilfried Meisen: Holocaust: Gunter Demnig laid stumbling blocks in memory of Kerpen . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).