This is a list of in the Holešovice district of Prague. is the German name for stumbling blocks collocated all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig. They commemorate the fate of the Nazi victims who were murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide.
Generally, the stumbling blocks are positioned in front of the building where the victims had their last self-chosen residence. The name of the in Czech is: , stones of the disappeared.
Holešovice Stone Name Location Life and death Pplk. Sochora 739/36 Ing. Josef Bergmann was born on 2 September 1880 in Krymlov. He was an engineer and had the Austrian citizenship. On 30 January 1942, he was deported by transport V from Prague to Theresienstadt concentration camp. His transport number was 7 of 1,002. He was interred there for almost three years. On 28 October 1944 he was deported with transport Ev to Auschwitz concentration camp. His transport number was 90 of 2,035. There he was murdered by the Nazi regime.The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: JOSEF BERGMANN, retrieved on 14 April 2017holocaust.cz: ING. JOSEF BERGMANN, retrieved on 14 April 2017 Schnirchova 1085/27 Dr. Arnošt Cantor, also Ernst, was born 13 February 1865 in Teplice. His parents were Wilhelm Cantor (1824-?) and Jetty née Kohn (1831-1921). He had seven siblings, including his twin sister Ernestine.The siblings of Dr. Arnošt Cantor were: Klara (born on 22 February 1858, married to Ludwig Eisler) Martha (born 20 May 1859, married to Otto Urbach, six children) Karl (born 30 March 1861, married to Helene née Hauser) Eveline (born 17 May 1862) Ernestine (born 13 February 1865, married to Ludwig Eisler, five children) Bertha (birth date not known, married to Anton Beck) Rosa (birth date not known, married to a man named Eisenschimmel). The fate of his siblings is unknown. He studied law at the Charles University in Prague. He became a lawyer and married Selma née Mandelbaum, born on 21 June 1878. The couple had three children: Fanny (born on 28 October 1902 in Teplice, married to Max Jaffe) Lotta (born on 2 April 1904) Vilém (born on 2 May 1907, married to Greta, two daughters).
From 1914 until the Nazi occupation of the Sudetenland, he served as chairman of the Teplice Jewish community. Thereafter he fled to Prague. He was also a member of the Supreme Council of Jewish Communities of Czechoslovakia and a member of the delegation of the Jewish Party in Czechoslovakia, that intervened in order to protect the rights of Jews in the Sudetenland. His last residence before deportation was in Prague VII, Schnirchova 13. On 2 July 1942, he was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport AAl. His transport number was 923 of 1,005. Five months later, on 30 November 1942, he died in Theresienstadt.holocaust.cz: DR. ARNOŠT CANTOR, retrieved on 13 April 2017 (with a portrait)The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: ARNOST CANTOR, retrieved on 13 April 2017
His daughter Fanny Jaffe was murdered in 1944 in Auschwitz. The fate of his daughter Lotta and of his son Vilém is unknown. His wife died in 1945. Kostelní 875/6 Otto Goldstein, also Ota, was born on 10 November 1868 in Borotín. His parents were Michala or Cecil Goldstein and Anna née Steinerová. He had two brothers, Julius (born 1866) and Ignaz (born 1871). he was trading with jewels and was married with Marie née Růžičková. His last residence before deportation was in Prague XI, Huttenova 32. On 9 July 1942, he was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport AAp. His transport number was 428 of 1,000. Three months later, on 19 October 1942, he was deported to Treblinka extermination camp by transport Bw. His transport number was 271 of 2,002. He was murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: OTA GOLDSTEIN, retrieved on 9 April 2017 (with a portrait)The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: OTA GOLDSTEIN, retrieved on 9 April 2017
His brother Ignaz was killed in Auschwitz. The fate of his parents and of brother Julius is unknown. Na Maninách 1042/18(Holešovice-Bubny) Robert Laš, also Robert Lasch, was born on 19 June 1895 in Černovice. His parents were Salamon Lasch from Bradáčov and Elisabeth née Peschek. He had ten half brothers and half sisters, all born by the first wife of his father, Anna née Peschek, the sister of his mother. He was married to Gabriela. On 16 July 1942, he and his wife were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport AAr. His transport number was 503 of 1,000. Three months later, on 6 October 1942, the couple were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp by transport Eo. His transport number was 1044 of 1,550. They were both murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: ROBERT LASCH, retrieved on 13 April 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: ROBERT LASCH, retrieved on 13 April 2017 née Kohnová Na Maninách 1042/18(Holešovice-Bubny) Gabriela Lašová, also Laschová, was born on 24 June 1894. She was married to Robert Laš. On 16 July 1942, she and her husband were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport AAr. Her transport number was 504 of 1,000. Three months later, on 6 October 1942, the couple were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp by transport Eo. Her transport number was 1045 of 1,550. They were both murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: GABRIELA LASCHOVÁ, retrieved on 13 April 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: GABRIELA LASCHOVA, retrieved on 13 April 2017 Kostelní 875/6 Dr. Ing. František Laušer was born on 17 December 1889 in Horní Ročov. His parents were Josef Lauscher (1858-1912) and Bertha née Wolf (1863-1940). He had two sisters, Marta (born 1883, later Kronberger) and Marie (born 1885, later Jelinek). He was married to Marie Laušer. His last residence before deportation was in Prague II, Hálkova 8. On 6 March 1943 he was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport Cv. His transport number was 27 of 1,022. He was murdered on 19 May 1943 in Theresienstadt.holocaust.cz: FRANTIŠEK LAUŠER, retrieved on 9 April 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: FRANTISEK LAUSER, retrieved on 9 April 2017
The fate of his wife and of his sisters is unknown. Šternberkova 1357/10(Holešovice-Bubny) Ernestina Metzl was born on 27 October 1883 in Vienna. Her parents were Moritz Metzl and Mathilde née Klein (1857-1896). She had two sisters and two brothers: Gustav (born 1879), Franziska (1881-1883), Fritz (1886-1939) and Ella (born 1888). It is not known when she moved to Prague to live with her brother Gustav and his wife. Her last residence before deportation was in Prague VII, Šternberkova 10. On 2 July 1942, Ernestina Metzl was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport AAl. Her transport number was 660 of 1,005. Four weeks later, on 28 July 1942, she was deported to Baranovichi by transport AAy. Her transport number was 278 of 1,001. Ernestina Metzl was murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: ARNOŠTKA METZLOVÁ, retrieved on 15 April 2017
Her brother Gustav and her sister-in-law Ida Metzl were murdered after deportation to Zamość. Her sister Ella and her husband Josef Bermann could emigrate and survive. Josef Bermann died 1949 in New York, Ella Bermann in 1962 also in New York. Also their two sons could survive. Šternberkova 1357/10(Holešovice-Bubny) Gustav Metzl was born on 1 September 1879 in the district Fünfhaus of Vienna. His parents were Moritz Metzl and Mathilde née Klein (1857-1896). He had three sisters and one brother.The siblings of Gustav Metzl were: Franziska (1881-1883) Ernestine (born 1883) Fritz (23 May 1886-8 March 1939, married to Olga Franziska née Kuda, one son) Ella (born on 21 July 1888, married to Josef Bermann (1878-1949), two sons) He was married to Ida née Fried. It is not known, when the couple moved to Prague. Their last residence before deportation was in Prague VII, Šternberkova 10. On 28 April 1942, Gustav Metzl and his wife were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport Ao. His transport number was 994 of 1,001. Two days later, on 30 April 1942, the couple were deported to Zamość by transport As. His transport number was 994 of 1,000. Both were murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: GUSTAV METZL, retrieved on 15 April 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: GUSTAV METZL, retrieved on 15 April 2017 (with a portrait of Gustav Metzl
Two months later, his sister Ernestine was deported first to Theresienstadt, then to Baranovichi. She lost her life too during the Shoah. His sister Ella and her husband Josef Bermann could emigrate and survive. Josef Bermann died 1949 in New York, Ella Bermann in 1962 also in New York. Also their two sons could survive. née Fried Šternberkova 1357/10(Holešovice-Bubny) Ida Metzl née Fried was born on 2 August 1887 in Tábor in Bohemia. She was married to Gustav Metzl from Vienna. It is not known, when the couple moved to Prague. Their last residence before deportation was in Prague VII, Šternberkova 10. On 28 April 1942, Ida Metzl and her husband were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport Ao. Her transport number was 995 of 1,001. Two days later, on 30 April 1942, the couple were deported to Zamość by transport As. Her transport number was 995 of 1,000. Both were murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: IDA METZLOVÁ, retrieved on 15 April 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: IDA METZLOVA, retrieved on 15 April 2017 Dobrovského 375/15(Holešovice) Martin Wels was born on 27 June 1925. His parents were Ing. Arch. Rudolf Wels and Ida née Kohn. He had an older brother, Thomas Albert (born 1920). The last residence of the family before deportation was in Prague XII, Mánesova 53. On 30 January 1942, Martin Wels and his parents were arrested and deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport V. His transport number was 839 of 1,002. Nineteen months later, on 6 September 1943, the family was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp by transport Dm. His transport number was 2785. Mother, father and son were murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: MARTIN WELS, retrieved on 9 April 2017 (with a portrait)The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: MARTIN WELS, retrieved on 9 April 2017
His brother could survive, he died in 1988 in England. Dobrovského 375/15(Holešovice) Ing. Arch. Rudolf Wels was born 28 April 1882 in Osek. His parents were Simon Wels (1853-1922) and Anežka née (Pollatschek (died in 1883). He had a sister, Anna (later Krebs), and a half brother, Otto (born 1895). He was an architect and married to Ida née Kohn. The couple had two sons, Thomas Albert (born on 7 June 1920 in Cheb) and Martin (born 1925). The last residence of the family before deportation was in Prague XII, Mánesova 53. On 30 January 1942, Ing. Arch. Rudolf Wels, his wife and his younger son were arrested and deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport V. His transport number was 837 of 1,002. Nineteen months later, on 6 September 1943, the family was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp by transport Dm. His transport number was 2766. Father, mother and son were murdered by the Nazi regime.holocaust.cz: ING. RUDOLF WELS, retrieved on 9 April 2017 (with a portrait)The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: RUDOLF WELS, retrieved on 9 April 2017