"Stolpersteine"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.336.1

Overview

Description: Consists of one DVD containing a documentary, approximately 22 minutes, regarding the Stolpersteine in Berlin. The Stolpersteine, which translates to stumbling blocks, are small markers that memorialize those who previously lived at specific addresses. This DVD focuses on the Stolpersteine of Siegfried and Marie Perl, who were deported from Berlin to Theresienstandt in July 1942; Siegfried perished there in September 1943, while Marie was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. It also focuses on the memorial for Selma Heimann, who was deported in September 1942 and killed in Raasiku, Estonia. Mrs. Heimann and the Perls were the grandparents of Evelyn Perl, who created the documentary.
Date: inclusive: 2010
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Evelyn Pearl

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Evelyn Pearl

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Evelyn Pearl donated this documentary to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 2011.