The Stolpersteine in the Jihočeský kraj lists the Stolpersteine in the Czech region Jihočeský kraj (South Bohemian Region). Stolpersteine is the German name for stumbling blocks collocated all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig. They help us remember the fate of the Nazi victims being murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide.
Generally, the stumbling blocks are located in front of the building where the victims had their last self chosen residence. The name of the Stolpersteine in Czech is: Kameny zmizelých, stones of the disappeared.The Stolpersteine in Třeboň were laid on 6 June 2010. It was the third collocation in the Czech Republic, collocations in Brno and Ostrava followed several days later.
| Stone | Inscription | Location | Life and death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HERE LIVED | Hejmanské hráze 11 | was born on 26 February 1883. He married Irma Weisskopfová, the couple had three children. They made a living with their own distillery which also included a pub. They were later driven out of their house and lost the distillery. On 18 April the married couple were deported from České Budějovice to Theresienstadt concentration camp. On 26 April 1942, Karel and his wife were brought to Warsaw ghetto where they were both murdered. | ||
HERE LIVED | Hejmanské hráze 11 | was born on 20 October 1889. She was married to Karel Weisskopf, the couple had three children. On 18 April 1942 she and her husband were deported from České Budějovice to Theresienstadt concentration camp by transport AK/B, Nr. 820 and 821. Afterwards, on 26 April they were both transferred by transport An, Nr. 967 and 968, to Warsaw ghetto, where they were murdered.[13] |
| Stone | Inscription | Location | Life and death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HERE LIVED | Masarykovo nám. 96/I | was born in Třeboň on 28 May 1898, as the oldest son of Emilie and Ludwig Metzl. He had six siblings. His uncle and aunt Adolf and Karoline Brandt adopted two children Karel and Hedvika from Karolines' Sister Emilie, due to the incapability of having children themselves. In 1927 he married Markéta Dubská. The couple had a small retail business and a gas station in Nové Město na Moravě, where they were the only Jewish family. Karel and Markéta Brady-Metzl had two children - Jiří (born in 1928) and Hana (born on 31 May 1932). In 1939 Karel was denounced and arrested by the Gestapo. He was sent to prison in Jihlava for two months. In March 1941 Markéta was arrested and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp. On 23 November 1941 Karel was arrested again. His children were brought to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in May 1942. Karel was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp on 11 June 1942, where he was murdered on 14 July 1942. His wife Markéta was murdered on 29 October 1942 in Ravensbrück concentration camp. His thirteen-year-old daughter Hana was gassed immediately after her arrival at Auschwitz. In 2000, Hana's suitcase, containing her drawings, were found. The author Karen Levine told the story of the family in her book called 'Hana's Suitcase', which they produced a film of in 2009. | ||
HERE LIVED | Masarykovo nám. 96/I | was born in Třeboň on 13 April 1906 as a son of Emilie and Ludwig Metzl. He had five siblings and worked as a tradesman. On 18 April 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt by Transport Akb, Nr. 751 from České Budějovice. From there, he was deported to Auschwitz on 1 October 1944 by Transport Emm, Nr. 254. He was murdered in Dachau concentration camp on 3 March 1945. | ||
HERE LIVED | Masarykovo nám. 96/I | was born on 13 January 1903 in Třeboň. He was a lawyer and he married Marie Vlasimska. The couple had two children – Alena (born in 1932) and Nora Metzl (born in 1934). On 4 October 1944 Victor was arrested, and he was murdered on 7 April 1945 in Mauthausen concentration camp. His wife was arrested in December 1944. When the war had finished, she returned home to her daughters. |
The Stolpersteine in the Jihočeský kraj were collocated by the artist himself on the following dates: