This article lists the in the Vysočina Region (; "Highlands Region") in the south-east of Bohemia. 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.
Chotěboř Stone Inscription Location Life and death HERE LIVEDMAYER MAXSCHENKELBORN 1882DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 8.3.1944IN AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU Fominova 257 was born on 20 March 1882 in Tarnów. He and his wife founded a factory that manufactured plush toys in Chotěboř. He was married to Irma née Roubíčková. The couple had a son named Zdeněk, born in 1919. He and his family lived in a house in ul. Fominově 257 in Chotěboř. After the take-over of power by the Nazis, his house became an internment home for Jews. On 5 December 1942, Max Schenkel and his family were deported with transport Cf from Pardubice to Theresienstadt concentration camp. His transport number was 186 of 650. On 6 September 1943, the family was deported with transport Dl to Auschwitz concentration camp. His transport number was 1959 of 2484. On 8 March 1944, the SS decided to clear the so-called Familienlager BIIb [family camp] in Birkenau to have space for new incoming transports from Theresienstadt.Danuta Czech: Kalendarium der Ereignisse im Konzentrationslager Auschwitz-Birkenau 1939–1945. Reinbek bei Hamburg 1989, , S. 734–737. During the same night, father, mother and son were gassed by the Nazi regime at Auschwitz-Birkenau, together with 3,788 other inmates.auratianus.wz.cz: Chotěbořští zmizelí sousedé, retrieved on 11 March 2017holocaust.cz: MAX SCHENKEL, retrieved on 11 March 2017 HERE LIVEDZDENĚK SCHENKELBORN 1919DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 8.3.1944IN AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU Fominova 257 was born on 13 November 1919 in ul. Fominově 257 in Chotěboř. His parents were Mayer Max Schenkel and Irma née Roubíčková. He went to primary school and then to high school in his home town. He could not complete his studies. On 5 December 1942, the family was deported with transport Cf from Pardubice to Theresienstadt concentration camp. His transport number was 188 of 650. On 5 September 1943, the family was deported with transport Dl to Auschwitz concentration camp. His transport number was 1960 of 2484. On 8 March 1944, father, mother and son were murdered by the Nazi regime at Auschwitz-Birkenau when 3,791 former Theresienstadt inmates, all located at the so-called Familienlager BIIb [family camp] in Birkenau, were gassed within one night.holocaust.cz: ZDĚNEK SCHENKEL, retrieved on 11 March 2017 HERE LIVEDIRMA SCHENKELOVÁBORN 1891DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 8.3.1944IN AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU Fominova 257 née Roubíčková was born on 2 May 1882 in Nasavrky. She was married to Mayer Max Schenkel. The couple had a son named Zdeněk, born in 1919. Irma and Max Schenkel ran a factory that manufactured plush toys in Chotěboř. They owned a house in ul. Fominově 257. On 5 December 1942, the family was deported with transport Cf from Pardubice to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Her transport number was 187 of 650. On 5 September 1943, the family was deported with transport Dl to Auschwitz concentration camp. Her transport number was 1957 of 2484. On 8 March 1944, father, mother and son were murdered by the Nazi regime at Auschwitz-Birkenau when 3,791 former Theresienstadt inmates, all from the so-called Familienlager BIIb [family camp] in Birkenau, were gassed within one night.holocaust.cz: IRMA SCHENKELOVÁ, retrieved on 11 March 2017
The names of all three victims of the Schenkel family can also be found on a monument for the victims of WW2 located in the Krále Jana, the King John park in the center of Chotěboř.Spolek pro vojenská pietní místa: Pomník Obětem 2. světové války, retrieved on 11 March 2017
Havlíčkův Brod Stone Inscription Location Life and death HERE LIVEDPAVEL PACHNERBORN 1876DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTTO SOBIBOR 1942MURDERED Dolni 104 was born on 20 February 1876 in Havlíčkův Brod, then called Německý Brod [German Brod], where he also attended high school. He lived with his wife Ida in his home town. The couple had two daughters: Zdeňka (born 13 March 1904) and Hana (born 12 February 1908) and he became a successful and respected businessman. First he took over his father's drugstore U cerného psa [At the Black Dog]. He also ran a photography shop and a gas station. After the death of his brother Oskar in 1937, he inherited the house in the Dolni 104 as well as the wine and liquor store located there. In 1939, Pavel and Ida were expropriated by the Nazi regime and forced to move to Prague. On 7 May 1942, the couple was arrested and deported with transport At to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Pavel Pachner and his wife were finally transferred to Sobibor extermination camp on 9 May 1942 and murdered by the Nazi regime.Zmizeli Sousede , about Pavel Pachner, his wife Ida, their daughters and grand children, retrieved on 11 March 2016
Both daughters were deported to Theresienstadt in 1944, both survived. HERE LIVEDIDA PACHNEROVÁBORN 1876DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTTO SOBIBOR 1942MURDERED Dolni 104 née Morgenstern was born on 27 June 1876 in Prague. She married Pavel Pachner and the couple lived in Havlíčkův Brod. The couple had two daughters: Zdeňka (born on 13 March 1904) and Hana (born on 12 February 1908). In 1939, Pavel and Ida were expropriated and forced to move to Prague. On May 7, 1942, the couple were arrested and deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport At, and finally transferred to the Sobibor extermination camp on May 9, 1942. There both were murdered by the Nazi regime.
Both daughters were deported to Theresienstadt in 1944, both survived.
Jihlava Stone Inscription Location Life and death HERE LIVEDABRAHAM ADOLFBERNSTEINBORN 1884DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 16.10.1944IN AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAUMahlerova 1904/4 was born on 23 March 1884. He was married to Ema Bernsteinová. The couple had at least one daughter and one son.Family Bernstein, retrieved on 19 January 2019 The daughter's name was Elly (born 1917). The family had to leave their house in Jihlava. They moved to Telč. On 18 May 1942, they were deported from Třebíč by transport Av to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Abraham Adolf Bernstein's transport number was 655. On 16 October 1944, he and his wife were deported by transport Er to Auschwitz concentration camp. His transport number was 168. Abraham Adolf Bernstein and his wife were murdered there on the day of their arrival in a gas chamber.holocaust.cz: ABRAHAM AD. BERNSTEIN, retrieved on 18 January 2019Vysočina News: Osud tří jihlavských židů připomínají kameny v Mahlerově ulici, 15 August 2018, retrieved on 18 January 2019holocaust.cz: EMA BERNSTEINOVÁ, retrieved on 18 January 2019
His daughter Elly survived. Ludvik Bernstein, presumably his son, born in 1915, is mentioned on a plaque in the high school of Jihlava. Ludvik Bernstein was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt in 1941, and from there to Riga in 1942. There he was murdered.vets.cz: Masaryka/ Spolek pro vojenská pietní místa: Jihlava, retrieved on 18 January 2019 HERE LIVEDEMA BERNSTEINOVÀNÉE MORGENSTERNOVÁBORN 1887DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 16.10.1944IN AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAUMahlerova 1904/4 née Morgensternová was born on 21 June 1887. She was married to Abraham Adolf Bernstein. The couple had at least one daughter and one son. The daughter's name was Elly (born 1917). The family had to leave their house in Jihlava. They moved to Telč. On 18 May 1942, they were deported from Třebíč by transport Av to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Ema Bernsteinová's transport number was 656. On 16 October 1944, she and her husband were deported by transport Er to Auschwitz concentration camp. Her transport number was 169. Ema Bernsteinová and her husband were murdered in a gas chamber the same day.
Her daughter Elly survived. Ludvik Bernstein, presumably her son, born in 1915, is mentioned on a plaque in the high school of Jihlava. Ludvik Bernstein was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt in 1941, and from there to Riga in 1942. There he was murdered.vets.cz: Masaryka/ Spolek pro vojenská pietní místa: Jihlava, retrieved on 18 January 2019 HERE LIVEDELLY PORGESOVÁNÉE BERNSTEINOVÀBORN 1917DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTLIBERATEDMahlerova 1904/4 née Bernsteinová was born on 7 September 1917. Her parents were Abraham Adolf Bernstein and Ema née Morgensternová. She had at least one brother. The family had to leave their house in Jihlava. They moved to Telč. On 18 May 1942, they were deported from Třebíč by transport Av to Theresienstadt concentration camp. In Terezín, Elly Bernsteinová played a starring role in a cabaret called "Smejte se s námi" (Laugh with us). One of the authors of the play was Dr. Felix Porges. Actress and author fell in love with each other, and in 1943 there was a wedding in the camp. Both could survive the Nazi rule. After the liberation they decided to stay in the newly erected Czechoslovak Republic but they changed their name to Prokeš as they did not want to be recognized as Jews. They become parents of three sons. All three got Czech names, Zdeněk, Jan and Miroslav, and they were all baptized and registered as Catholics. Elly Porgesová died in 1975, her husband in 1982.Lisa Peschel: Das Theater in Theresienstadt und das Zweite Tschechische Kabarett: „Geistiger Widerstand“?. in Theresienstädter Studien und Dokumtente 2006, p. 111 - 112 Pacov Stone Inscription Location Life and death HERE LIVEDVIKTOR WEINERBORN 1875DEPORTED 1943TO THERESIENSTADTMURDERED 16.7.1943IBIDEM Španovského 172 was born on 15 January 1875. He was married to Marie Weinerová née Langer. The couple had two children: Elsa (also Eliska, born 1914 or 1915) and Hana (born 1919). In Pacov he was the owner of a small leather goods factory, where wallets, bags and suitcases were manufactured. The factory burned down, and Viktor Weiner had to take out a large mortgage.centropa.org: MARIE WEINEROVA, retrieved on 19 March 2017 (with a photograph of Marie Weinerová) In 1942, his wife and children were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp. On 5 July 1943, he was deported too to Theresienstadt (his transport number was 598), On 16 July 1943, he was murdered here.holocaust.cz: VIKTOR WEINER, retrieved on 19 March 2017 (with a facsimile of his death certificate)
His wife and his daughters were brought to death in Auschwitz concentration camp. HERE LIVEDELSA WEINEROVÁBORN 1915DEPORTED 1942TO THERESIENSTADTTO AUSCHWITZ 1943MURDERED Španovského 172 , also Eliska, was born in 1914 or 1915 in Pacov. While on the Stolperstein 1915 is engraved, Yad Vashem and Holocaust.cz report the 16 November 1914 as day of her birth.Yad Vashem: Eliska Weinerova, retrieved on 18 March 2017 Her parents were Viktor and Marie Weiner. Her father was owner of a small leather factory, Elsa also worked here. On 16 November 1942, she, her sister Hana and her mother were deported from Tábor to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport Cb (their number on the transport was 116). She was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp on 6 September 1943 by transport Dl (her number on the transport was 2334), where she lived in the so-called Familienlager [family camp]. In the night of 8th to 9 March 1944 all inmates of this camp were gassed.centropa.org: HANA AND ELSA WEINEROVA, retrieved on 18 March 2017 (with a photograph of the two sisters)holocaust.cz: ELIŠKA WEINEROVÁ, retrieved on 19 March 2017