Sprachmittlung
Aufgabenstellung
While doing research on ways to commemorate
victims of crimes against humanity, your
American friend came across the photo of a
sidewalk in Germany, which you can see on the
right. Your friend would like to know more
about the story behind it.
Based on the interview, write an email to your
friend, outlining the information on Gunter
Demnig’s project and responses to criticism of
the project.
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Christian Michelides, Stolpersteine Achter de Vismarkt 72 (Gouda), CC BY-SA 4.0
Material
Text: Laura Dahmer, „Ein Mensch ist erst vergessen, wenn sein Name vergessen wird“ (2023)
638 Wörter
Quelle: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bezirke/berliner-stolperstein-erfinder-ein-mensch-ist-erst-vergessen-wenn-sein-name-vergessen-wird-10748443.html. Zugriff am 24.10.2024.
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Inhaltliche Aspekte
Demnig’s project
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“stumbling stones”/“Stolpersteine”: small brass cubes inscribed with names of victims of Nazism, laid into pavement in front of their former homes, commemorating those who were deported and murdered
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purpose: honor the memory of the victims in their former neighborhoods and raise awareness of historical responsibility
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first “stumbling stone” laid in Cologne in 1995 to commemorate persecuted Sinti and Roma
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world’s largest decentralized memorial with over 100,000 stones all over Europe
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communities and schools involved in researching victims’ stories, organization of funding, laying of stones, and their maintenance
responses to criticism of the project
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Demnig insists that laying the stones is not just a routine, but his life’s work
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some cities do not allow stones as stepping on them is considered disrespectful to victims
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Demnig states that walking across stones has polishing effect and reading inscriptions makes people bow, which can be seen as sign of respect
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lawsuit about allegedly falling property values due to fear of neo-Nazi vandalism lost, as stones are privately funded and laid on public property
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