Stolpersteins are commemorative stones that honor the memory of those who were persecuted, deported, and murdered under National Socialism. They are a unique project by the artist Gunter Demnig, who participated in the first installation. Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteins are considered the world’s largest decentralized memorial.
The stones in front of the houses bring to life the memory of the people who once lived here. Inscribed on the stones are the words: “HERE LIVED...” One stone. One name. One person.
The Stolpersteins are brass plaques embedded in the ground bearing the names and dates of people who were persecuted, arrested, tortured, deprived of their rights, driven to flee or commit suicide, or murdered during the Nazi era. At their last freely chosen place of residence, the stones serve as a memorial to all victims of Nazism.
In 2020, a Stumbling Stones initiative was founded within the City History Working Group, which researched the fate of the Kleeblatt family from Salder.
On November 12, 2021, seven Stolpersteins were laid in Salder for the first time in memory of the Jewish Kleeblatt family. The Stolpersteins at Gänsebleek 13 commemorate the family, who ran a textile store until they were forced to leave their home due to massive hostility and physical attacks.
