This article lists the in the Moravian-Silesian Region (, before 2001 "Ostrava Region") in the easternmost part of Moravia. is the German name for stumbling blocks collocated all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig. They remember the fate of the Nazi victims being murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide.
Generally, the stumbling blocks are posed 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.
The lists are sortable; the basic order follows the alphabet according to the last name of the victim.
Český Těšín Stone Inscription Location Life and death HERE LIVEDROSALIE WIESNERBORN 1858DEPORTED 1942TO AUSCHWITZMURDERED 15.6.1942IBIDEM Hlavní 2061 née Šegerinová, also Rosalia, was born on 18 August 1858 in Tvrdošín, Slovakia. She was married to Adolf Wiesner. The couple had four children: Růžena (born 1883 in Gilowice, later married to Sigmund Lowy), Heinrich, Ida and Friedrich. Her husband died around 1901. She was the owner of the famous Café Avion in Český Těšín. The café was destroyed by retreating Polish forces in September 1939. After the German occupation of the town she moved to Žilina to live with her daughter Ida, who was married to Árpád Braun, a doctor of law. The couple had a baby son, named Heinrich. In April 1942 all four family members were arrested and deported to Auschwitz concentration camp. On 15 June 1942, at the age of nearly 84, Rosalie Wiesner was murdered by the Nazi regime.Dana Zipserová: Pravnučka Rosalie Wiesnerové byla v noivě, Těšínské Listy, 15 October 2011, p. 15
Also her daughter Ida, her son-in-law and her little grandson were murdered at Auschwitz. Her daughter Růžena and her granddaughter Signe Sevec née Löwy could survive the Shoah. Růžena Löwy became a widow and later married JUDr. Joseph Michalek. In 2010, the café was rebuilt in its original form.Cafe Avion: Historia/Historie, retrieved on 27 March 2017Bohumin: V táboře smrti našla smrt i Rosalie Wiesner, majitelka kavárny Avion v Českém Těšíně, 28 January 2015, retrieved on 27 March 2017Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, Volume 3 (2015) No. 1, p. 70, onlineČeské Noviny: Město Č.Těšín obnovilo kulturní dědictví díky evropským penězům, 16 June 1910, retrieved on 28 March 2017
Krnov Stone Inscription Location Life and death HERE LIVEDLEO AUERBACHBORN 1927DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 8.10.1942IN TREBLINKA Jeremenkova 17 was born on 26 April 1927. His parents were Josef Auerbach (born 1887 in Odessa) and Regina née Stambergerová (see below). He had two brothers, Erich (born 1914) and Bedřich (born 1920). He was a schoolboy, his last residence with his family before deportation was in Moravská Ostrava. On 26 September 1942, he and his mother were deported by transport Bl to Theresienstadt concentration camp. His transport number was 668 of 862. After two weeks, on 8 October 1942, mother and son were deported by transport Bu to Treblinka extermination camp. His transport number was 929 of 1,000. There both were murdered by the Nazi regime, most likely on the day of their arrival. Leo Auerbach was 15 then.geni.com: Leo Auerbach, retrieved on 15 May 2017holocaust.cz: LEO AUERBACH, retrieved on 15 May 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: LIO AUERBACH, retrieved on 15 May 2017
Both his Auerbach uncles David and Arnošt, their wives, David's two children, his aunt Anna Weiss and her husband were extinct in concentration camps. Also his grand mother from the mother's side, Emilia Stamberger, and several other family members were killed by the Nazi regime.
Leo Auerbach's father and his brothers could survive. Josef Auerbach died in 1958 in Moravská Ostrava. Eric Auber, how he called himself in England, died in 2002 in Romford, Essex. Bedřich died in 1988 in the United States. HERE LIVEDREGINAAUERBACHOVÁNÉE STAMBERGEROVÁBORN 1892DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 8.10.1942IN TREBLINKA Jeremenkova 17 née Stambergerová was born on 2 March 1892 in Kęty, today Poland. Her parents were Emilia and Zee Stamberger. She had at least three siblings, Anna (bornShe was married to Josef Auerbach (born on 17 December 1887 in Odessa, today Ukraine). The couple had three sons, Erich (born in 1914), Bedřich (born 1920) and Leo (see above). Her last residence with his family before deportation was in Moravská Ostrava. On 26 September 1942, she and her youngest son were deported by transport Bl to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Her transport number was 667 of 862. After two weeks, on 8 October 1942, mother and son were deported by transport Bu to Treblinka extermination camp. Her transport number was 928 of 1,000. There both were murdered by the Nazi regime, most likely on the day of their arrival.geni.com: Regina Auerbach (Stamberger), retrieved on 15 May 2017holocaust.cz: REGINA AUERBACHOVÁ, retrieved on 15 May 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: REGINA AUERBACH, retrieved on 15 May 2017
Also her mother, two sisters-in-law, Meta and Irma, and several other family members were killed in the course of the Shoah.The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: Submitted by Eric Ober [sic! = Eric Auber], retrieved on 16 May 2017
Her husband and their two older sons could survive. Josef Auerbach died in 1958 in Moravská Ostrava. Eric Auber, how he called himself in England, died in 2002 in Romford, Essex. Bedřich died in 1988 in the United States. HERE LIVEDING. JOSEF BAARBORN 1877DEPORTED 1941TO ŁÓDŹMURDERED 1942 Mikulášská 62 Ing. was born on 12 October 1877 in Příbor (German: Freiberg in Mähren). The names of his parents most probably were Iszak or Isaak and Rosalia or Sarah. He became an engineer for construction and worked as a Kontrolor for the railway company. He was married to Margaret (born 1890). The couple had two sons, Robert and Friedrich. In 1939, the couple moved to Prague. Their last residence before deportation was Prague VIII, Na Zápalčí 8. Also in 1939, their sons could emigrate to England, where Frederick Baar joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and served in India and the Middle East. Later-on Frederick Baar became a surgeon. On 26 October 1941, Josef Baar was deported by transport C to the Łódź Ghetto. His transport number was 399 of 1,000. There he was murdered on 7 March 1942. The official cause of death was Pleuropneumonia.holocaust.cz: ING. JOSEF BAAR, retrieved on 14 May 2017ancestry.com: Josef Baar in the Łódż, Poland, Ghetto Hospital Death Records, 1941-1944, retrieved on 14 May 2017 His wife was murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp.
A report of his death was submitted to Yad Vashem by his youngest son, Dr. Frederick Baar, in 1992. He then lived in Canada, was married and had two children.The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: JOSEPH BAAR, retrieved on 14 May 2017 (with a portrait of Josef Baar)Margaret Baar: Orbituary Frederick Baar, retrieved on 14 May 2017 HERE LIVEDMARGARET BAARBORN 1890DEPORTED 1941TO ŁÓDŹMURDERED Mikulášská 62 née Schafranek was born on 20 January 1890 in Bruntál. Her parents were Emma and Josef Schafranek. She married Josef Baar and became a housewife. The couple had two sons, Robert and Friedrich. In 1939, the couple moved to Prague. Their last residence before deportation was Prague VIII, Na Zápalčí 8. Also in 1939, their sons could emigrate to England, where the younger son, Frederick Baar, joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and served in India and the Middle East. Later-on Frederick Baar became a surgeon. The whereabouts of Margaret Baar between 1939 and 1944 are not known. The stolperstein states that she too, like her husband, was deported by transport C to the Łódź Ghetto on 26 October 1941. But her name does not appear in the transport lists. Her husband was murdered by the Nazi regime on 7 March 1942 in Łódź. Margaret Baar was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp where she too was murdered, most probably in 1944 or 1945.The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: MARGARET BAAR, retrieved on 14 May 2017
A report of her death was submitted to Yad Vashem by her youngest son, Dr. Frederick Baar, in 1992. Frederick Baar then lived in Canada, was married and had two children.The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: MARGARETE BAAR, retrieved on 14 May 2017 (with a portrait of Mrs. Baar) He died in 1999. HERE LIVEDHUGO BRAUNBORN 1875DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTTO WARSAW 1942MURDERED Náměstí Minoritů 88/11 was born on 12 March 1875 in Uherský Ostroh. His parents were Izsac Braun (born 1930) and Fany née Winter (born 1835 in Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina). He had two sisters and two brothers.The siblings of Hugo Braun were: Katharine, also Katalin (1860-1941), married to Adolf Ignac Braun, four children Adolf Braun (1866-1926), married to Katerina née Ziemlichoval (1873-1938), five or six children Theodor (1874-1942), married to Jeanette (1872-1942), both murdered in Treblinka Karoline (1868-1952), married to Ignatz Kessler (1851-1918), eight children, survived in Palestine. See geni.com: Hugo Braun, retrieved on 16 May 2017 In 1904, he married Sidonie née Kleinová and the couple moved to Sarajevo, where he became an official at the Post Office. On 17 April 1909 their son Walter was born, in 1911 Hugo Braun was transferred to Krnov. So the family moved back to Moravia. In WW1 he served in the Austrian-Hungarian Army. Altogether he worked for 30 years in post offices. Later-on he became postal director of Krnov. After retirement, the couple moved to Brno, their last residence before deportation. On 28 January 1942 Hugo and Sidonie Braun were deported by transport U to Theresienstadt concentration camp. His transport number was 654 of 1,001. After three months, on 25 April 1942, they were deported with transport An to Warsaw Ghetto. His transport number was 422 of 1,000. There, both husband and wife lost their lives.holocaust.cz: HUGO BRAUN, retrieved on 16 May 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: HUGO BRAUN, retrieved on 17 May 2017
Their son Walter could survive the Shoah. He went to Palestine, called himself Avner Bar On and founded a family. He reported the death of his parents and of further eight family members to Yad Vashem.The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: Submitted by Avner Bar On, retrieved on 17 May 2017 HERE LIVEDSIDONIE BRAUNBORN 1880DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTTO WARSAW 1942MURDERED Náměstí Minoritů 88/11 née Kleinová was born on 18 December 1880 in Uherský Ostroh. Her parents were Fanni and Sigmund Klein. In 1904, she was married to Hugo Braun, a postal officer. When her husband was transferred to Sarajevo shortly after their marriage, she moved with him. There the only son of the couple, Walter, was born in 1909. Two years later the family moved to Krnov. The last residence of Hugo and Sidonie Braun before deportation was in Brno. On 28 January 1942 they were deported by transport U to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Her transport number was 655 of 1,001. After three months, on 25 April 1942, they were deported with transport An to Warsaw Ghetto. Her transport number was 423 of 1,000. There, both husband and wife lost their lives.holocaust.cz: ZDEŇKA BRAUNOVÁ, retrieved on 15 May 2017The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: SIDONI BRAUN, retrieved on 17 May 2017