Vandalism or anti-Semitism? Regensburg's stumbling blocks in sight!

Vandalism or anti-Semitism? Regensburg's stumbling blocks in sight!

In Regensburg, several stumbling blocks that keep alive the memory of victims of National Socialism were sprayed with silver paint. Particularly affected are memorial stones in the area around Adolf-Schmetzer-Straße and Weißenburgstraße, which were discovered by residents on December 10th and 13th and reported to the police. This vandalism attack, which may have anti-Semitic motives, triggered an investigation by the criminal police. Loud merkur.de The attack shows that the Stolpersteine, which number 270 in the city, are repeatedly the target of desecration. In the course of the investigation, information from the public is requested.

In a broader context, new stumbling blocks have been laid for the Sommer family, which remind us of the fates of Elise and Julius Sommer. The family, which suffered greatly under the National Socialist regime in the 1930s, lived in Regensburg and suffered tragic fates in the Holocaust. Elise and Julius Sommer were ultimately taken to the Dachau concentration camp and later deported to Theresienstadt. Elise was sent to Auschwitz in 1944, while Julius died in Theresienstadt in 1943. Details about her life and the stumbling blocks that were laid can be found on the city of Regensburg website regensburg.de reported. These new stumbling blocks are not only a reminder, but also a sign of resistance against anti-Semitism and forgetting.