Stolpersteine
A name and a place: After 83 years, 52 descendants honor Holocaust victims in Antwerp
'Growing up, it was clear to me that I would live in Israel – it felt like the most fitting response to what my grandparents endured.'
Stumbling stones: Part three of the saga Adler family
'Stumbling Stones: How 100,000 plaques shape Holocaust memory
Encounter in Vienna: A shared context and discussions of murder
Memorials in Germany remember the family of Israeli ambassador’s wife
There are nearly 80,000 such memorials in Germany and elsewhere in Europe; the brass blocks are etched with dates of birth and death.
Cobblestones commemorating Holocaust victims disposed of after roadworks
The news came out after the town's mayor, Ulrich Schulte, had taken part in a ceremony at the town's Jewish cemetery in remembrance of Holocaust victims.
Cobblestones commemorating Holocaust turn a new corner
By tying a victim's fate to a capsule biography, the 'stumble stones' seek to reduce the epic scale of the Holocaust to a more comprehensible human story.
Italian town says 'no' to Holocaust memorial, calling it divisive
The municipal council of the Italian town of Schio, population 40,000, has rejected a proposal to honor its citizens who perished in the death camps with Stolpersteine.
Holocaust memorial stone vandalized in Rome
The sticker was cut to perfectly fit the stone and read a message in German: “The murderer always returns to the scene of the crime.”