I have added photos of all of the Stolpersteine I saw over the past week to the gallery here. The Stolpersteine I was this week were dedicated to the memory of: Aron Jakob Horowitz (Alte Schönhauser Strasse 23-24); Maria Witelson, Lilly Witelson, Leo Witelson, Isodor Witelson, Rita Witelson and Ingeborg Witelson (Almstadtstrasse 19); Henriette Aronhold (Tucholskystrasse 38); Edith Seeliger and […]
Stolpersteine 87 – 90
I have added the photos of the Stolpersteine I have seen over the past week to the photo gallery here. The Stolpersteine I saw were dedicated to: Max Kessler, Philipp Kessler, Rosalie Kessler, Max Sommerfeld and Johanna Schönberg (Friedrichstrasse 106); Hannah Karminski (Oranienburger Strasse 22); Georg Hoenich and Ruth Hoenich (Rigaer Strasse 30); Johanna Lichtenstein (Samariterstrasse 29). My first post […]
Stolpersteine 73 – 86
This was another week when I seemed to see Stolpersteine wherever I went. I have added photos of all of the Stolpersteine I saw to the gallery here. I saw memorials to: Johanna Baer (Dudenstrasse 32A); Wilhelm Machold and Julius Friede (Mehringdamm 88). As I was getting my camera out to take a photo of these […]
Stolpersteine 60 – 72
After two weeks without seeing any Stolpersteine (though admittedly I spent the best part of seven days out of the country) it seemed like I couldn’t go anywhere without seeing them this week. I have added photos of all the Stolpersteine I saw to the gallery here. I think that some of them may even […]
Herta Heuwer Plaque: A tribute to the creator of Currywurst
Why you may ask am I posting a photo of an Asian Supermarket on a blog about Berlin? If you look a little closer you may see the reason. When I found out there was a plaque honouring the inventor of the Currywurst, Herta Heuwer (from a SugarHigh newsletter), with my love of the humble Berlin snack, […]
No Stolpersteine This Week
This is the first week since I started the blog that I haven’t seen any Stolpersteine. I wish this meant that I had seen the memorials to all those who need to be honoured in Berlin but I know that’s not true. There are photos of all the Stolpersteine I have seen in Berlin in […]
Stolpersteine 59
I saw just one Stolperstein again this week and I have added this photo to the gallery here as usual. This brass cobble was dedicated to Gertrud Teppich (Luisenstrasse 54/55). My first post about Stolpersteine gives more background about these memorials to the victims of National Socialism created by artist Gunter Demnig.
Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer) on Bernauer Strasse
The Berlin Wall Memorial extends from the Nordnahnhof S-Bahn station along Bernauer Strasse to the corner of Schwedter Strasse. After reunification the people of Berlin clamoured to remove the Berlin Wall and open up the city but in time they began to understand that it was necessary to preserve some of it as a memorial […]
Berlin Stolpersteine 58
I saw just one Stolperstein this week despite covering a lot of ground in Berlin and I have added this photo to the gallery here as usual. This Stolperstein was a memorial to Bertha Fiedler (Kantstrasse 148). My first post about Stolpersteine gives more background about these memorials to the victims of National Socialism created by […]
Stolpersteine 55 – 57
This week’s Stolpersteine spotted in Berlin are now in the photo gallery here. These latest Stolpersteine were dedicated to: Hugo G Cohn and Margarete Cohn (outside Karstadt Sports – Joachimstaler Strasse 6-5); Hedwig Mieser (Münzstrasse 22); Paul Aronsbach, Selma Aronsbach, Erika Aronsbach and Manfred Aronsbach (outside Hotel Hackescher Markt – Grosse Präsidentstrasse 8). My first post about Stolpersteine gives more […]