--- title: "Stolpersteine" url: "https://www.celle-tourismus.de/en/poi/stolpersteine" description: "Look out for these brass plaques set in stone, called ‚Stolpersteine‘. ‚Stolpersteine‘ literally translates as ‚stumbling blocks‘. The stones were created as memorial tablets to commemorate the victims of the Nazi era. The plaques are embedded into the pavements in front of the victim’s last place of residence.Since then, ‚Stolpersteine‘ have been placed in over 700 areas around Germany and across Europe – including here in Celle.The ‚Stolpersteine‘ you see clearly defined in the pictures, can be found in front of the following houses:Markt 2 - Paula Ems (birth name Rosenthal), born 1867, died 12.03.1944 in TheresienstadtMarkt 2 - Leonie Hirschfeld (birth name Ems) born 1896, disappeared in AuschwitzMarkt 6 - Emilie Erbse (birth name Cussel), born 1877, deported 1941, murdered in RigaMarkt 6 - Gretchen Zerkowski (birth name Cussel) born 1887, deported 1942, died in Piaski           Market 6 -Alfred Cussel, born 1881,  humiliated and stripped of all human rights, died 14.04.1941" language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/192980/b9c6ca673c3d3838e3c84caff3259404a86da1e001f75f61201ceead799ad920/stolpersteine-in-celle.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Celle > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Stolpersteine ============= - Monument Stolpersteine in Celle Stolpersteine in Celle Stolpersteine in Celle ### Memorial Stones in Pavements Look out for these brass plaques set in stone, called ‚Stolpersteine‘. ‚Stolpersteine‘ literally translates as ‚stumbling blocks‘. The stones were created as memorial tablets to commemorate the victims of the Nazi era. The plaques are embedded into the pavements in front of the victim’s last place of residence. Since then, ‚Stolpersteine‘ have been placed in over 700 areas around Germany and across Europe – including here in Celle. The ‚Stolpersteine‘ you see clearly defined in the pictures, can be found in front of the following houses: - **Markt 2** - Paula Ems (birth name Rosenthal), born 1867, died 12.03.1944 in Theresienstadt - **Markt 2** - Leonie Hirschfeld (birth name Ems) born 1896, disappeared in Auschwitz - **Markt 6** - Emilie Erbse (birth name Cussel), born 1877, deported 1941, murdered in Riga - **Markt 6** - Gretchen Zerkowski (birth name Cussel) born 1887, deported 1942, died in Piaski - **Market 6** -Alfred Cussel, born 1881,  humiliated and stripped of all human rights, died 14.04.1941 Read more Good to know ------------ Author Stadt Celle - Fachdienst TourismusMarkt 14-16 29221 Celle Organization Stadt Celle - FD Tourismus Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Christmas market - Christmas market - Other families/children - Place of interest - Monument - Monument - Monument - Tours 5.78 km - Bicycle 67.37 km - Bicycle 3.22 km - Walking Contact Altstadt 29221 Celle - Altstadt