Nine of the Gerechter family have brass stones in the pavement of Großräschen, opposite the house where they lived.
Five of them were murdered. Three escaped. Robert died in Berlin in 1936. This is for their family.
Or meet them one by one, below.
Each stone says Hier wohnte, here lived, and then what was done to them. They were laid on 22 March 2011.
Margarete's husband; Armin's brother-in-law
“Here lived Siegfried Lewinsky. Born 1882. Fate unknown.”
We know now: he was deported to Auschwitz in February 1943 and murdered.
Crone an der Brahe, 17 February 1882 – Auschwitz, 1943 · aged 61 when deported
His life
Armin's eldest brother
“Here lived Dr. Erich Gerechter. Born 1886. Fate unknown.”
We know now: he reached Palestine, and died in Israel in 1949.
Berlin, 30 October 1885 – Tel Aviv, 15 September 1949 · aged 63
His life
Armin's brother; Ruth's father
“Here lived Robert Gerechter. Born 1896. Persecuted. Left his home town. Died 10.10.1936.”
Großräschen, 3 March 1896 – Berlin, 10 October 1936 · aged 40
His life
Armin's sister
“Here lived Frieda Alma Gerechter. Born 1898. Fate unknown. Declared dead.”
We know now: she was deported to Auschwitz in February 1943 with her husband Erich and their daughter Eva, and murdered.
Groß Räschen, 17 June 1898 – Auschwitz, 1943 · aged 44 when deported
Her life
Wilhelm and Cäcilie's son; Ruth's uncle
“Here lived Armin Josef Gerechter. Born 1899. Arrested 1938. Sachsenhausen. Fled 1939 to England. Survived in Canada.”
Klein Räschen, Kreis Calau, 22 November 1899 – Toronto, 28 August 1955 · aged 55
Edith's husband; Armin's partner in the family store
“Here lived Herbert Bernhard. Born 1897. Arrested 1938. Sachsenhausen. Fled to England. Survived in Palestine.”
Berlin, 21 August 1897 – Israel, about 1988 · aged about 91
His life
Armin's sister; Ilse's mother
“Here lived Edith Johanna Bernhard, née Gerechter. Born 1901. Deported 1943. Murdered in Auschwitz.”
Klein Räschen, 25 June 1901 – Auschwitz, 1943 · aged 41 when deported
Her life
Armin's youngest sister
“Here lived Irma Laura Kassel. Born 1904. Fled to Holland. Deported. Auschwitz. Murdered 25.1.1943.”
Groß Räschen, 10 July 1904 – Auschwitz, 25 January 1943 · aged 38
Her life
Armin's niece; Edith and Herbert's daughter
“Here lived Ilse Cäcilie Bernhard. Born 1931. Deported 1943. Murdered in Auschwitz.”
Groß Räschen, 4 April 1931 – Auschwitz, 1943 · aged 11 when deported
Her life