• Stumbling stones

    May 30, 2024 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    In the 1990s, a Dutch artist created these stumbling stones - set in the pavement with the intention of passersby to stumble over them. They are set unevenly in the ground

    Each block carries the name of a Holocaust victim, including the camp where they died.

    The artist continues his work today, at the age of 77, installing stones in many countries

    Our guide said antisemitism is on the rise even here, in a country that had welcomed and supported Jews for hundreds of years.
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