Calenberger Straße 15: Stolperstein for Richard Lange In front of the house at Calenberger Strasse 15, a Stolperstein commemorates the fate of Richard Lange. He was arrested for being a homosexual in 1939 and murdered three years later in Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Hanover: Stolperstein for Richard Lange on 3 March 2009 in front…
The Fischer family in Röselerstrasse Many Eastern European Jews and Sinti traditionally live in the modest housing in the Altstadt, such as in Röselerstrasse. The Fischers are a large Sinti family. They are deported from their home to Auschwitz on 3 March 1943. There, the mother is murdered along with the younger children. Hanover: The…
Remembering a murdered boxer: Johann-Trollmann-Weg Johann Trollmann – known in his family as “Rukeli” – was a Sinto and was born on 27 December 1907 in Wilsche, a district of Gifhorn. He grew up together with his eight siblings in humble circumstances in Hanover’s Altstadt, the old part of the city. He went on to…
The Laveshaus on Friedrichswall: Municipal health department 1935-37 The building was constructed during 1823-24 by the renowned court architect and town planner Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves, who lived there until his death. In 1855, the adjacent annexe was added for use by his son as his studio and living quarters. From 1908 onwards, the buildings…
Tour 2: The persecution of the Sinti under National Socialism Mit dem Laden der Karte akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerklärung von OpenStreetMap Foundation.Mehr erfahren Karte laden OpenStreetMaps immer entsperren Duration: 00:43Distance: 2,85 km The persecution of the Sinti under National Socialism The persecution of the Sinti and Roma by the National Socialists was primarily an escalation…