Stumbling block for Rosalie Kassel: a moving commemoration in Lübben!

Stumbling block for Rosalie Kassel: a moving commemoration in Lübben!

On May 8th at 10 a.m., the stumbling block for Rosalie Kassel in Kirchstraße 29 will be moved in Lübben. This campaign takes place in cooperation between the Museum Schloss Lübben, the Spreewald School and the Lions Club. Pupils of the local high school dealt intensively with the life and fate of Rosalie Kassel to appreciate their memory. Citizens and guests are cordially invited to take part in the relocation and thus show their support.

Rosalie Kassel was born on December 14, 1911 in Königshütte, today's Chorzów in Poland. She experienced a tragic story that began with the loss of her father, who died shortly after her birth. She attended the Jewish high school in Berlin early on and lived in Lieberose for a while. In 1939 she moved to her aunt Frieda Moses in Lübben, while she moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg as a worker in 1941. There she was finally detained and dragged to the Levetzowstrasse collection point. On October 18, 1941, she was deported to Łódź in the ghetto, followed by another deportation to the Chełmno extermination camp, where it was probably murdered on May 7, 1942.

history of the stumbling blocks

stumbling blocks are a Europe -wide project by the artist Gunter Demnig, which was launched in 1992 to remember the victims of National Socialism. These commemorative plaques bear the inscription "lived here" and are placed in front of the houses in which the victims lived. They contain information about the name, the year of birth, the year of the deportation and the place as well as the fate of those affected. In Germany and 31 other European countries, over 75,000 stumbling blocks have now been laid to give back their names and stories.

The initiative is of particular importance in Lübben, since ten stumbling blocks are reminiscent of murdered Jewish citizens. These include Sophie Charlotte Asträstr, Albert Bock and the siblings Julius and Minna Burcadi. The memorial stones invite you to think about the horrors of the past and keep the memory of the victims alive. Every year the Reichspogromnacht on November 9 is celebrated with a special memorial event in Lübben according to the project "Jewish life yesterday and today".

commemoration of Rosalie Kassel

Rosalie Kassel's fate is part of a tragic story that was experienced during the Holocaust. Her mother, Elisabeth Hirsch, was also deported and murdered in 1942. In contrast, her half sister, Sophie Alice Hirsch, was able to emigrate to Palestine. The stumbling block, which is now moved to her memory, is not only a symbolic sign, but also as a warning to keep the memory of the persecuted and murdered and to pass on the teachings of history. reports that ... [/a]

The wooden panels and the associated stories are an important form of commemoration. They offer the opportunity to show respect and to promote a better understanding of your own past.