Jobshadowing opportunities in the morning. Afternoon: Guided tour of "Stolpersteine" (Stumbling Stones) and Jewish Cemetary in Burghaun.
Information on the Stolperstein Project
Stolpersteine – An art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig
An art project that commemorates the victims of national socialism, keeping alive the memory of all Jews, Roma and Sinti, homosexuals, dissidents, Jehovah’s Witnesses and victims of euthanasia who were deported and exterminated.
The artist Gunter Demnig remembers the victims of National Socialism by installing commemorative brass plaques in the pavement in front of their last address of choice. There are now more than 38,000 STOLPERSTEINE (lit. “stumbling stones”) in over 610 places in Germany as well as in Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Norway and Ukraine.
Gunter Demnig cites the Talmud saying that "a person is only forgotten when his or her name is forgotten". The Stolpersteine in front of the buildings bring back to memory the people who once lived here. Each “stone” begins with HERE LIVED…
One “stone”. One name. One person.
The brass plaques are handmade by the artist and are installed by him personally. For 120 euros, anybody can sponsor a stone, its manufacture and its installation.
Stolpersteine in Burghaun
The Stolperstein project in Burghaun was realized in the course of four installations, the first one on 27th September 2011, followed by a second one on 29th May 2012, and a third on 5th September 2012. The last installation took place on 9th November 2012. The art project was made possible by the initiative “Stolpersteine in Burghaun”, founded by Elisabeth Sternberg-Siebert in autumn 2010, in cooperation with the Burghaun municipality and major Alexander Hohmann. Due to numerous sponsors from in- and outside the Burghaun municipality all in all Stolpersteine for 50 victims of the Nazi dictatorship could be embedded in the pavements. May the Stolpersteine in Burghaun keep the memory of the wrongs of the past alive and remind the passers-by of their responsibility to not let any new injustices happen.
“The secret of redemption is commemoration.”
Fictitious letter by a primary school pupil:
Dear Irene,
I know that you will never read my letter because you were murdered when you were only nine years old. You were murdered in such a horrible way that I don’t even want to think of it. I am so very sorry for you that, if I could, I would change places with you to free you from your pain. I wish you eternal peace.
Yours Maria
See for more information on Stolpersteine in Burghaun (in German): https://stolpersteine-burghaun.jimdo.com/
See for more information on the Jewish history in Burghaun and the surrounding area (in German): https://www.juedspurenhuenfelderland.de/
Biography of Gunter Demnig
1947
Born in Berlin
From 1967
Art education studies and Industrial Design Studies in Berlin, Art education studies at the University of Kassel,
1974
First State Examination to teach in secondary schools; sculpture and works
From 1985
Arts Studio in Cologne
1990
First project commemorating the deportation of Sinti and Roma from Cologne
1993
Design of the STOLPERSTEINE project
1997
First installation in Kreuzberg, Berlin (without permission, legalised later)
From 2000
STOLPERSTEINE in Germany
Gunter Demnig Received Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (highest national award) from the hands of Horst Köhler (German President) in 2005, he also received many other awards for his work.
http://www.stolpersteine.eu/en/home/
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An art project that commemorates the victims of national socialism, keeping alive the memory of all Jews, Roma and Sinti, homosexuals, dissidents, Jehovah’s Witnesses and victims of euthanasia who were deported and exterminated.
The artist Gunter Demnig remembers the victims of National Socialism by installing commemorative brass plaques in the pavement in front of their last address of choice. There are now more than 38,000 STOLPERSTEINE (lit. “stumbling stones”) in over 610 places in Germany as well as in Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Norway and Ukraine.
Gunter Demnig cites the Talmud saying that "a person is only forgotten when his or her name is forgotten". The Stolpersteine in front of the buildings bring back to memory the people who once lived here. Each “stone” begins with HERE LIVED…
One “stone”. One name. One person.
The brass plaques are handmade by the artist and are installed by him personally. For 120 euros, anybody can sponsor a stone, its manufacture and its installation.
Stolpersteine in Burghaun
The Stolperstein project in Burghaun was realized in the course of four installations, the first one on 27th September 2011, followed by a second one on 29th May 2012, and a third on 5th September 2012. The last installation took place on 9th November 2012. The art project was made possible by the initiative “Stolpersteine in Burghaun”, founded by Elisabeth Sternberg-Siebert in autumn 2010, in cooperation with the Burghaun municipality and major Alexander Hohmann. Due to numerous sponsors from in- and outside the Burghaun municipality all in all Stolpersteine for 50 victims of the Nazi dictatorship could be embedded in the pavements. May the Stolpersteine in Burghaun keep the memory of the wrongs of the past alive and remind the passers-by of their responsibility to not let any new injustices happen.
“The secret of redemption is commemoration.”
Fictitious letter by a primary school pupil:
Dear Irene,
I know that you will never read my letter because you were murdered when you were only nine years old. You were murdered in such a horrible way that I don’t even want to think of it. I am so very sorry for you that, if I could, I would change places with you to free you from your pain. I wish you eternal peace.
Yours Maria
See for more information on Stolpersteine in Burghaun (in German): https://stolpersteine-burghaun.jimdo.com/
See for more information on the Jewish history in Burghaun and the surrounding area (in German): https://www.juedspurenhuenfelderland.de/
Biography of Gunter Demnig
1947
Born in Berlin
From 1967
Art education studies and Industrial Design Studies in Berlin, Art education studies at the University of Kassel,
1974
First State Examination to teach in secondary schools; sculpture and works
From 1985
Arts Studio in Cologne
1990
First project commemorating the deportation of Sinti and Roma from Cologne
1993
Design of the STOLPERSTEINE project
1997
First installation in Kreuzberg, Berlin (without permission, legalised later)
From 2000
STOLPERSTEINE in Germany
Gunter Demnig Received Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (highest national award) from the hands of Horst Köhler (German President) in 2005, he also received many other awards for his work.
http://www.stolpersteine.eu/en/home/
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