List of stumbling blocks in Oberharz am Brocken

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The list of stumbling blocks in Oberharz am Brocken contains all stumbling blocks that were laid by Gunter Demnig in Oberharz am Brocken 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 the community. In the only relocation to date, a stone was relocated at an address in the town of Benneckenstein (Harz) on May 26, 2017 .

List of stumbling blocks

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address Date of relocation person inscription image Picture of the house
Upper town 6 (Benneckenstein)
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May 26, 2017 Artur Asch (1863-1936)

Artur Asch lived in Benneckenstein and practiced as a doctor in the hospital in Elbingerode (Harz) . He was married to Elisabeth Asch and had a daughter with her named Marie-Luise. After the National Socialists came to power, he suffered from reprisals, the exact extent of which is not known. From February 16, 1936, he committed suicide. Nothing is known about the fate of his wife and daughter.

Here lived
Dr. Artur Asch
Born in 1863
Humiliated / disenfranchised
Escape to death
February 16, 1936
Stumbling block for Dr.  Artur Asch (Oberstadt 6), Benneckenstein Residential building berstadt 6, Benneckenstein

Web links

Commons : Stolpersteine ​​in Oberharz am Brocken  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. stolpersteine.e / chronik Accessed on June 13, 2017.
  2. Burkhard Falkner: Benneckenstein checks stumbling block . In: volksstimme.de. August 29, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2017.