The  stumbling stones (in German Stolpersteine) are an initiative by the German artist Gunter Demnig to embed a widespread memory of the citizens deported to Nazi extermination camps into the urban and social fabric of European cities. The initiative began in Cologne in 1995 and has so far led to the installation of about 60,000 stones in various European cities. It consists of incorporating small stone blocks (standard-sized cobblestones) into the pavement of cities, usually in front of the last residences of the deportation victims, covered with a brass plate engraved with the deportee’s details, including date and place of deportation, and, when known, date of death.

 The stumble is not physical but visual and mental, as it forces passersby to question that diversity and remember what happened at that place and on that date, continuously intertwining the past and the present, memory and current events. The Stolpersteine are a concrete and tangible sign, yet discreet, becoming part of the city, confirming that memory cannot be relegated to occasional and celebratory events; it must be an integral part of daily life.

On Holocaust Memorial Day we are honored to announce that the Municipality of Setteville has obtained the Stumbling Stone in memory of Dina Dora Hasenlauf, a child born in Quero in 1942, and of the other Jewish children who lived in Quero, in the internment camp that was established here during World War II.

A concrete sign, strongly desired by the Quero community, to honor the victims, preserve historical memory, and not forget the sufferings of a tragic chapter in history, which will soon be laid in a significant location of the town.

A stumbling stone for Dina Dora