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Stumbling in Berlin

 

Fall of 2013 I studied abroad in Berlin for a period of three months. As I walked throught the streets of the city I began to notice the different type of stones within the sidewalks. I took notice that scattered around the city there lay brass plates called Stolpersteines, which translates to "stumbling block."

Stolpersteines were created by sculpter and conceptual artist, Gunter Demnig. The engraved brass plates commemorates a victim of the Holocaust and is placed where they used to live or work. The following are drawings a few of the Stolpersteines and their locations that I happened to stumble upon. 
Joachimstaler Straße 5 / Charlottenburg–Wilmersdorf / Stone laid: June 14, 2010




Brunnen Straße 50 / Mitte / Stone laid: July 20, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Brunnen Straße 178 / Mitte / Stone laid: July 20, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Alte Schönhauser Straße 4 / Mitte / Stone laid: July 20, 2011
 
 
 
 

Rochstr. 1 / Mitte / Stone laid: October 2011
 
 
 
 

Kurfürstendamm 184 / Charlottenburg–Wilmersdorf / Stone laid June 9, 2009; August 6, 2011
Stumbling in Berlin
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Stumbling in Berlin

A recollection of some of the stolpersteines I came across during my 3–month stay in Berlin

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