Stolen Stolpersteine in Dordrecht prompt outrage and call for justice

The Stolpersteine ​​foundation​​​​​​​​​Dordrecht will report three stolen stones in the city. The stones, bearing the names of Jewish residents who were expelled and murdered during the Second World War, were removed from the street during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.

The stumbling blocks were laid for Moses Cohen the Lord and his daughters Rosalie and Grietje. The stones were placed in 2021. A local resident noticed the theft RTV Dordrecht the first to describe it afterwards.

“Since we started our foundation in 2004, we have laid 201 stones in Dordrecht, but they have never been removed. I did not expect this,” replied Kees Weltevrede from foundation Stolpersteine ​​foundation​​​​​​​Dordrecht. good morning holland from WNL. “I find it terrible.”

Dordrecht Mayor Wouter Kolff announces the theft Twitter “very sad”. “These stumbling blocks are in memory of people who have been taken away and killed because of who they are. The person who did this (consciously) is very welcome to come to the town office to explain why.”

The stones will be replaced with new ones. A resident of Dordrecht has offered to pay for the new stones, the foundation said.