22 new Stolpersteine for Bremen
Twenty-two new Stolpersteine will be laid in Bremen this October to honour local victims of Nazi persecution. These small brass plaques, embedded in pavements, mark the last known homes of those murdered during the 1930s and 1940s. The city will also host a biographical event exploring the lives behind the stones on October 9 and 11.
The Stolpersteine project, created by artist Gunter Demnig, has placed over 130,000 memorial stones across more than 1,300 European locations. In May, Demnig installed the 100,000th stone, marking a significant milestone for the initiative. Bremen has participated since 2004, with the latest additions bringing the city’s total to 22 new plaques.
Each stone bears the name and fate of a victim, with only the brass surface visible—a deliberate design to encourage passersby to pause and reflect. The 22 new stones in Bremen will commemorate individuals like Olga and Alfred Dreyfus, Paula and Hermann Goldschmidt, and Ruth Sternberg, among others. They will be installed in six districts: Neustadt, Habenhausen, Hastedt, Oberneuland, Mitte, and Östliche Vorstadt. Over 1,500 people from Bremen were killed under the Nazi regime, while countless others faced persecution or imprisonment. The Stolpersteine serve as a permanent reminder of their lives, ensuring their stories are not forgotten.
The new Stolpersteine will join thousands of others across Europe, each representing a person lost to Nazi violence. Bremen’s biographical event and installations in October will provide residents with a chance to learn about these victims’ histories. The project continues to grow, preserving individual memories in public spaces.
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