Burgenlandkreis: Call of donations for new stumbling blocks started!

Burgenlandkreis: Call of donations for new stumbling blocks started!

The city of Zeitz in the Burgenlandkreis has shaken a depressing incident: stumbling blocks that are supposed to keep the sacrifices of National Socialism. This act is described as unforgivable by District Administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU). He emphasizes the importance of these memorial stones for the preservation of the culture of remembrance and calls for an immediate restoration of the stolen specimens.

The stolen stumbling blocks are not just simple materials; They symbolically stand for the memories of the people who suffered during the Holocaust. Ulrich emphasizes that every theft of such memorial pieces endangers the memory of the atrocities of the past. Plans for the replacement of the stones are already in progress.

Financial support for the new stumbling blocks

To replace the lost stumbling blocks, District Administrator Ulrich called for a call for donations. He explained that the financial support for new production is urgently needed to remedy the historical loss. A donation account has already been set up for this purpose. Several members of the district council, regardless of their political belonging, support the call, as well as the mayor of Zeitz, Kathrin Weber.

The purchase of a new stumbling block causes costs of around 120 euros, as the initiator of the stumbling blocks, the Hessian artist Gunter Demnig, explains. This sum not only covers the material costs, but also the organization and transport as well as advice and research that are necessary for the laying. The importance of these memorial stones illustrates how important it is to keep history alive and to preserve the memories of the persecuted.

The initiative to buy new stumbling blocks shows the determination of the community to work against forgetting. In times when awareness of the history of history disappears in many places, the commitment of politicians and citizens is all the more important. The need to give the victims of the Holocaust a voice and to keep their stories in mind is a core task of today's society.

for further information, for example to support the call for donations, the district administration offers a contact point. The maintenance of the culture of remembrance is a collective responsibility, and every commitment counts.