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These brass cobbles are "stolpersteine" - "stumbling blocks" - hand-made by a sculptor
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The names of victims are researched by local residents and bricks are (stolpersteine) paid for by individuals in each city.
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The names of victims are researched by local residents and bricks (stolpersteine) paid for by individuals in each city.
A Need for Religious Self-Reflection in Memorializing War 2009
chained_bear commented on the word stolpersteine
"Stolpersteine—literally, stumbling blocks. A project of Cologne-based artist Gunter Demnig, the stolpersteine are brass cobblestones with names engraved on them along with a message explaining that these people were deported from the address where you are standing."
Seen at Slate.com, here.
January 19, 2009