Walkabout Wednesday: Stones That Remember - The Stolpersteine

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Roman streets are paved with sampietrini - little blocks that provide the streets of Rome with their charms, but also, frankly, an uneven surface for walking. Every so often you may come across a golden brick, stamped with a name and date. These are the stolpersteine, blocks that commemorate the Jewish citizens of Rome taken from their homes during the Holocaust. The blocks are placed amoung the paving stones and indicate the persons name, when they were taken from their home, and where they were killed. Each year more stones are added.

Above is a specific stone from the Via della Luce. And this article from the Arte in Memoria website documents all the installations and contains some touching photos. The Google Maps links show the location and street view of this particular block.

Article from Roman Jews.

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Are you interested in seeing this?

• Yes!
• If there is time.
• It doesn't really call to me.

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