List of stumbling blocks in Tönisvorst

Stumbling stone laying in Tönisvorst (laying on May 25, 2019, Kaiserstraße 2)

The list of stumbling blocks in Tönisvorst contains all the stumbling blocks that were laid by Gunter Demnig in Tönisvorst as part of the project of the same name . They are intended to commemorate the victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Tönisvorst.

Relocated stumbling blocks in the St. Tönis district

address	Laying date	Person, inscription	image	annotation
Hochstrasse 37	May 25, 2019	Isaak Kaufmann, born in 1858, lived here . Escape 1938 Holland 1940 Argentina	Stumbling block for Isaak Kaufmann	Isaak Kaufmann was born on June 19, 1858 as the son of Abraham Kaufmann and Sara Kaufmann, born Meyer was born in St. Tönis, he had seven siblings, Michael is known (* 22.09.1862) . Isaac was single, his profession is given as a merchant / cattle dealer. During the night of the pogrom , his house is devastated, Isaac is injured, but can be saved from death by burning by the citizens of St. Tönis. In 1938 he fled to the Netherlands with the help of an employee, and in 1940 he emigrated to Argentina.
Hochstrasse 65	0August 1, 2011	Michael Kaufmann, born in 1862, lived here . Deported 1942 Theresienstadt Murdered in Treblinka	Stumbling block for Michael Kaufmann	Michael Abraham Kaufmann was born on September 22nd, 1862 as the son of Abraham Kaufmann and Sara Kaufmann, b. Meyer was born in St. Tönis (today Tönisvorst). On July 25th, 1942 he - with his wife Henriette - was deported from Düsseldorf to Theresienstadt , then on September 21st, 1942 to Treblinka and murdered there.
		Henriette Kaufmann nee lived here . Fischbein born 1868 Deported 1942 Theresienstadt Murdered in Treblinka	Stumbling block for Henriette Kaufmann	Henriette Fischbeinwas born on November 13th, 1868 in Erwitte . On July 25th, 1942 she - with her husband Michael - was deported from Düsseldorf to Theresienstadt, then on September 21st, 1942 to Treblinka and murdered there.
		Selma Fischbein, born in 1893, lived here . Deported in 1941. Murdered in Minsk	Stumbling stone for Selma Fischbein	Selma whalebone(later Eckstein) was born in 1893, in 1941 she was deported and murdered in Minsk .
Hochstrasse 67	0August 1, 2011	Erich Falk, born in 1905, lived here . Escape 1936 South America ???	Stumbling block for Erich Falk	Erich Falk was born in 1905 as the son of Siegmund and Henriette Falk, b. Gans born, in 1936 he managed to escape to South America, where the trail is lost.
		Henriette Falk nee lived here . Goose born in 1876 Deported 1942 Theresienstadt liberated / survived	Stumbling block for Henriette Falk	Henriette Ganswas born in 1876, she married Siegmund Falk , the marriage resulted in two sons: Erich (* 1905) and Max (* 1908) . In 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt. She survived, was freed and returned to St. Tönis. She moved to Krefeld in 1953 .
		Max Falk born in 1908 lived here . Arrested 1938 Sachsenhausen Escape 1938 Holland Interned Westerbork Deported 1944 Murdered 19.3.1945 Buchenwald	Stumbling block for Max Falk	Max Falkwas born on February 23, 1908 in Sankt-Tönis , Rhine Province as the son of Siegmund and Henriette Falk, born Goose born. He was arrested in 1938 and imprisoned in Sachsenhausen from June 21, 1938 to October 20, 1938 . On November 21, 1938 he managed to escape to Holland with the goal of Peru, after the invasion of the Nazis he was interned in Westerbork from March 20, 1940 to September 4, 1944. Then it went to the Theresienstadt ghetto, to Auschwitz on September 29, 1944 and to Buchenwald on February 6, 1945 . There he had the detention number "8690" and was murdered on March 19, 1945 in Langenstein-Zwieberge .
		Siegmund Falk, born in 1869, lived here . Deported 1942 Theresienstadt liberated / survived	Stumbling block for Siegmund Falk	Siegmund Falkwas born in St. Tönis in 1869, he was married to Henriette Gans - they had two sons: Erich (* 1905) and Max (* 1908) . In 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt. He survived, was liberated and returned to St. Tönis and died there on October 15, 1949.
		Here lived Albrecht Marchand Jg. 1892 'protective custody' 1938 Dachau Deported 1941 Riga ???	Stumbling block for Albrecht Marchand	Albrecht Marchandwas born on April 9th, 1892 in Wesel , he married Ida Falk . He was de-registered for Oberhausen on March 14, 1934 . After a "protective custody" in Dachau from November 17, 1938 to January 12, 1939, he was deported to Riga via Düsseldorf on December 11, 1941 - there his trace is lost.
		Ida Marchand nee lived here . Falk Born 1906 Deported 1941 Riga 1944 Stutthof ???	Stumbling block for Ida Marchand	Ida Falkwas born on July 12th, 1910 in St. Tönis. She was married to Albrecht Marchand . On December 11th, 1941 she was deported to Riga via Düsseldorf and taken to Stutthof on October 1st, 1944 - there her trace is lost.
Kaiserstraße 2	May 25, 2019	Here lived Siegfried Romberg Jg. 1881 'protective custody' 1938 prison Anrath flight 1940 South Africa	Stumbling block for Siegfried Romberg	Siegfried Romberg
		Paula Romberg, born in 1882, lived here, escaped from South Africa in 1940	Stumbling block for Paula Romberg	Paula Romberg
		Here lived Hans Romberg Jg. 1909 'protective custody' 1938 Dachau flight 1939 England	Stumbling block for Hans Romberg	Hans Romberg
		Kurt Romberg, born in 1914, lived here . Escape 1936 South Africa	Stumbling block for Kurt Romberg	Kurt Romberg

Relocated stumbling blocks in the Vorst district

address	Laying date	Person, inscription	image	annotation
Clevenstrasse 7	February 28, 2015	Alice Willner, born in 1922, lived here, escaped from Argentina in 1938	Stumbling block for Alice Willner	Alice Willner was born in 1922 as the daughter of Ernst and Berta Willner, b. Harff was born. In 1938 the family managed to escape to Argentina .
		Bertha Willner nee lived here . Harff born in 1901, escaped Argentina in 1938	Stumbling block for Bertha Willner	Berta Harffwas born in 1901, she married Ernst Willner . They had two children: Alice (* 1922) and Helmut (* 1923) . In 1938 the family managed to escape to Argentina , where the trail is lost.
		Ernst Willner, born in 1889, lived here . Escape 1938 Argentina	Stumbling block for Ernst Willner	Ernst Willnerwas born in 1889, a shoe retailer from Vorst. He married Berta Harff and they had two children: Alice (* 1922) and Helmut (* 1923) . In 1938 the family managed to escape to Argentina , where the trail is lost.
		Helmut Willner, born in 1923, lived here . Escape 1938 Argentina	Stumbling block for Helmut Willner	Helmut Willnerwas born in 1923 as the son of Ernst and Berta Willner, b. Harff was born. In 1938 the family managed to escape to Argentina .
Clevenstrasse 17	December 10, 2013	Benjamin Horn, born in 1855, lived here, humiliated / disenfranchised, dead April 16, 1941	Stumbling block for Benjamin Horn	Benjamin Horn was born in 1855 and was married to Elfriede Schreiber . They had four sons: Carl (* 1892) , Max (* 07.02.1897 - moved to Cologne) , Joseph (* 1898) and Paul (* 27.12.1893 - moved to Cologne) . He was on the board of the synagogue community, co-founder of the Vorster fire brigade, and was still active in the gymnastics club and the bowling club. After his butcher's shop was destroyed on Kristallnacht , he died shortly before his imminent deportation on April 16, 1941.
		Carl Horn, born in 1892, lived here . Escape 1939 Ecuador Survived	Stumbling block for Carl Horn	Carl Horn( called "Karl" in another source ) was born in 1892 as the son of Benjamin and Elfriede Horn, geb. Scribe born. In July 1939 he and some family members managed to escape to Guayaquil , Ecuador, the family settled in Ambato , where he opened a butcher's shop. In 1946 Carl and his wife Irene Horn, b. Eckstein and her two sons Walter (* 1922) and Werner (* 1926) Ecuador and they settled in Seattle .
		Elfriede Horn nee lived here . Schreiber Born 1858 Deported 1942 Theresienstadt Murdered October 18, 1942	Stumbling block for Elfriede Horn	Elfriede Horn, b. Clerkwas born on December 4th, 1858 in Oelde . She was married to Benjamin Horn and had four sons: Carl (* 1892) , Max (* 07.02.1897 - moved to Cologne) , Joseph (* 1898) and Paul (* 27.12.1893 - moved to Cologne) . Her last address was in Vorst , she was taken with Transport VII / 2, no. 542 deported from Düsseldorf to Theresienstadt on July 25, 1942 and murdered there on October 18, 1942.
		Irene Horn nee lived here . Eckstein born in 1901. Escape 1939 Ecuador. Survived	Stumbling block for Irene Horn	Irene Ecksteinwas born in 1901 and was married to Carl Horn . They had two sons: Walter (* 1922) and Werner (* 1926) . In July 1939, she and some family members managed to escape to Guayaquil , Ecuador, and the family settled in Ambato . In 1946, they left Ecuador with their husband and two sons and settled in Seattle.
		Here lived Joseph Horn Vol. 1898 'protective custody' 1938 Dachau flight 1939 New Zealand Survived	Stumbling block for Joseph Horn	Joseph Hornwas born in 1898 as the son of Benjamin and Elfriede Horn, b. Scribe born. After "protective custody" in Dachau (1938), he managed to escape to New Zealand in 1939 .
		Martha Horn nee lived here . Hirsch born in 1908. Escape 1939 New Zealand. Survived	Stumbling block for Martha Horn	Martha Hirschwas born on May 4th, 1905 in Kempen as the eldest daughter of Isidor Hirsch and his wife Johanna Kaufmann . She spent a year at the Higher Web School Crefeld (a forerunner of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences ), then worked - with her friend Erna Servos - in the Jewish children's home in Cologne . On March 18, 1939 she married Joseph Horn from Vorst, with whom she was able to emigrate to Dunedin / New Zealand in 1939 . Martha died on October 18, 2005 in Auckland .
		Walter Horn born in 1922 lived here . 'Protective custody' 1938 Dachau Escape 1939 Ecuador Survived	Stumbling block for Walter Horn	Walter Hornwas born on January 17th, 1922 in Vorst as the son of Carl and Irene Horn, b. Eckstein born. He was taken into " protective custody " in Dachau on November 16, 1938 and released on January 17, 1939. In June 1938 he and a few family members managed to escape to Ecuador , where in 1946 they went to Seattle, USA . Walter Horn died on April 30th, 1999 in Glen Ellen, USA .
		Werner Horn born in 1926 lived here . Escape 1939 Ecuador Survived	Stumbling block for Werner Horn	Werner Hornwas born in 1926 as the son of Carl and Irene Horn, b. Eckstein born. In June 1938 he and a few family members managed to escape to Ecuador , where in 1946 they went to Seattle, USA .
Dellstrasse 17	February 28, 2015	Johannes Bossinger, born in 1896, lived here in the Resistance / KPD Arrested 1933 Anrath Prison Dismissed 1934 Survived	Stumbling block for Johannes Bossinger	Johannes Bossinger was a KPD functionary from Vorst who was arrested in 1933. He spent a year in prison in Anrath , without charge or trial, and was released in 1934. He never recovered from the atrocities of the National Socialists , but his will and his political convictions could not be broken. After the end of the war he was active again in the union and in the new Vorster municipal council.
Lindenallee 23	December 10, 2013	Julia Horn born in 1860 lived here . Deported 1942 Theresienstadt Murdered August 27, 1942	Stumbling block for Julia Horn	Julia Horn was born in Vorst on April 25th, 1860. Your last residential address was Vorst, it was on July 25, 1942 with Transport VII / 2, no. 544 deported to Theresienstadt via Düsseldorf and murdered there on August 27, 1942.
		Berta Rosenberg, née Horn, born in 1857, lived here . Deported 1942 Theresienstadt. Murdered January 23, 1943	Stumbling block for Berta Rosenberg	Berta Rosenberg, b. horn was born on March 25th, 1857 in Vorst. Her last place of residence was Vorst, she was on July 25th, 1942 in Transport VII / 2, no. 810 deported via Düsseldorf to Theresienstadt, where she was murdered on January 23, 1943.
		Martha Rosenberg, born in 1897, lived here . Deported in 1941 from Riga. Murdered in January 1942	Stumbling block for Martha Rosenberg	Martha Rosenberg was born on November 9th, 1897 in Düsseldorf, deported to Riga on December 11th, 1941 and murdered there in January 1942.
Market 7	February 28, 2015	Here, April 19, 1942, chaplain Theodor Kniebeler, born 1909, preached . Sentenced in 1943 for 'pulpit abuse'. Judgment on 'Front probation '. Wounded Dead on April 2, 1944	Stumbling block for chaplain Theodor Kniebeler	Kaplan Theodor Kniebeler was born on August 28, 1909 as the son of the couple Franz Kniebeler and Helene, b. Crombach was born in Eschweiler . On 07.26.1936 he was in Aachen for priests ordained. He worked as a chaplain in Obermaubach and Vorst. In April 1940 he protested in a sermon against a film event organized by a Gaufilmstelle on White Sunday . In December 1940 he was drafted into military service. From August 1941 he was deployed on the Eastern Front as a war pastor and later as a medic . On April 19, 1942, he gave two sermons while on home leave in Vorst. In both reported from his experiences at the front, z. E.g. that the SS storms monasteries with force of arms, which does not require any particular courage. He said, "These people should better prove their courage out there on the front lines." He was charged with undermining military strength and abusing the pulpit ; the final proceedings were on January 20, 1943 before the Reichsgericht . He was facing the death penalty . He was sentenced to prison, but was soon sent to the Eastern Front as a soldier “on probation”, where he was deployed in the front line. He was seriously wounded on March 13, 1944 (shot in the stomach), died on April 2, 1944 in a military hospital in East Prussia and was buried in the Suwałki cemetery (at that time in Sudauen ).
St. Töniser Str. 6	February 28, 2015	This is where Adele Willner, née Kaufmann, born in 1897, fled 1938 Argentina	Stumbling block for Adele Willner	Adele Kaufmann was born in 1897, she married Leo Willner . They had two children: Trude (* 1921) and Benno (* 1925) . The family fled to Argentina in time in 1938 and lived in Buenos Aires .
		Benno Willner, born in 1925, lived here . Escape 1938 Argentina	Stumbling block for Benno Willner	Benno Willnerwas born in 1925 to Leo and Adele Willner, b. Born a merchant . The family fled to Argentina in time in 1938 and lived in Buenos Aires.
		Leo Willner, born in 1886, lived here, escaped from Argentina in 1938	Stumbling block for Leo Willner	Leo Willnerworked as a cattle dealer, was a member of the gymnastics club and the volunteer fire department. He and his family ( wife Adele , children Trude (* 1921) and Benno (* 1925) ) then fled to Argentina in time and lived in Buenos Aires.
		Trude Willner, born in 1921, lived here . Escape 1938 Argentina	Stumbling block for Trude Willner	Trude Willnerwas born in 1921 as the daughter of Leo and Adele Willner, b. Born a merchant . The family fled to Argentina in time in 1938 and lived in Buenos Aires.
Stone path 4	February 28, 2015	Here lived Hermann Katz Vol. 1858 victims of the pogrom Mistreated dead from the effects of 02.06.1939	Stumbling block for Hermann Katz	Hermann Katz was born in 1858, a textile merchant from Vorst. He was so badly injured during the pogrom night in 1938 that he died of the consequences on February 6, 1939.
Vossenhütte 16	February 28, 2015	Here lived Josef Vogel Jg. 1918 Since 10/14/1943 Several hospitals 'Pave' 1944 Meseritz-Obrawalde Murdered 05/06/1944	Stumbling block for Josef Vogel	Josef Vogel was born on March 7, 1918 in Vorst as the son of Alois and Gertrud Vogel, née Eater born. He probably suffered from epilepsy and was taken to the Alexianer Kloster in Krefeld on October 14, 1943 and from there to the Meseritz Orawalde camp near Posen . He is said to have been murdered there on June 5, 1944.

Web links

Commons : Stolpersteine ​​in Tönisvorst  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• stolpersteine.eu
• Homepage of the "AG Stolpersteine" of the Michael-Ende-Gymnasium Tönisvorst
• Query example of the stumbling blocks entered in OSM
• Brief portrait of the Jewish communities of St. Tönis and Vorst in "From the history of Jewish communities in the German-speaking area"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rp-online.de: "A Memory of Expelled Jews"
2. ^ Familienbuch-euregio.de: Isaak Kaufmann
3. ↑ genealogy.net: Isaak Kaufmann
4. ↑ wz.de: "100 people take part in the silent march in St. Tönis"
5. ↑ "80 years ago: Hülser set fire to synagogue in St. Tönis"
6. ↑ wz.de: "Tönisvorst: Remembering the Victims of Nazi Brutality"
7. ↑ Familienbuch-euregio.de:Abraham Kaufmann and Sara Kaufmann, b. Meyer
8. ↑ wz.de "Seven new stumbling blocks"
9. ^ Family book Euregio: Michael Kaufmann
10. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Michael Kaufmann
11. ^ Yadvashem.org: Michael Kaufmann
12. ↑ holocaust.cz: Henriette Kaufmann
13. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Henriette Kaufmann
14. ^ Yadvashem.org: Henriette Kaufmann
15. ↑ yadvashem.org (2): Henriette Kaufmann
16. ↑ yadvashem.org: Selma Fischbein
17. ^ Research by Walter Schöler , board member AWG Tönisvorst eG
18. ^ Research by Walter Schöler , board member AWG Tönisvorst eG
19. ↑ totenbuch.buchenwald.de: Max Falk
20. ↑ bundesarchiv.de Max Falk
21. ^ Yadvashem.org: Max Falk
22. ^ Research by Walter Schöler , board member AWG Tönisvorst eG
23. ↑ ushmm.org: Siegmund Falk
24. ^ Research by Walter Schöler , board member AWG Tönisvorst eG
25. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Albrecht Marchand
26. ^ Yadvashem.org: Albrecht Marchand
27. ^ Yadvashem.org (2): Albrecht Marchand
28. ^ Research by Walter Schöler , board member AWG Tönisvorst eG
29. ↑ ushmm.org: Ida Marchand
30. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Ida Marchand
31. ^ Yadvashem.org: Ida Marchand
32. ↑ Stumbling block laying on February 28, 2015 in Vorst ( Memento from September 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
33. ↑ rp-online.de: "There should be the first stumbling blocks in Vorst"
34. ↑ wz.de: "Stumbling blocks in memory of the victims of fascism"
35. ↑ rp-online.de: "The memory should be a reminder"
36. ↑ holocaust.cz: Elfriede Horn
37. ↑ ushmm.org: Elfriede Horn
38. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Elfriede Horn
39. ^ Yadvashem.org: Elfriede Horn
40. ↑ yadvashem.org (2): Elfriede Horn
41. ↑ ushmm.org: Edith Horn family papers (PDF)
42. ^ Family book Euregio: Martha Hirsch
43. ↑ rp-online.de: "Descendants of the Horn family as guests in Vorst"
44. ↑ rp-online.de: "I am proud that you were my father"
45. ↑ rp-online.de: The memory should be a reminder
46. ↑ holocaust.cz: Julia Horn
47. ↑ Obituary in holocaust.cz: Julia Horn
48. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Julia Horn
49. ^ Yadvashem.org: Julia Horn
50. ↑ holocaust.cz: Berta Rosenberg
51. ↑ Obituary in holocaust.cz: Berta Rosenberg
52. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Berta Rosenberg
53. ↑ bundesarchiv.de: Martha Rosenberg
54. ^ Yadvashem.org: Martha Rosenberg
55. ^ Yadvashem.org (2): Martha Rosenberg
56. ↑ Death note in wgff-tz.de: Chaplain Theodor Kniebeler
57. ↑ Leo Peters : The death sentence had already been applied for ( Rheinische Post )
58. ↑ ^{a b} "Yes, what are we actually fighting for in the East?" War pastor Theodor Kniebeler (1909–1944) (pdf, with photo)
59. ↑ Letter from a nurse to Kniebeler's brother (pdf)
60. ↑ wz.de: "Stumbling blocks: placed in the way of oblivion"
61. ↑ wz.de: "Commemoration: Vorster was deported to Poland"

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