A Stone - A Name - A Human Being

Nazi war crimes have been well documented. But what about the victims? The faceless, nameless millions who were murdered. A Stolperstein is a memorial stone designed to restore a victim's name and thus his or her humanity. More than 50,000 stones have now been laid in continental Europe. "A Stone - A Name - A Human Being" describes how a small town in the German state of Hesse embarked on a project to come to terms with its dark Nazi past by laying Stolpersteins.

Gail Lupton was born in Pinner, Middlesex, studied French at Sheffield University and then spent most of her working life in Germany teaching English. She has written several short stories, some of which have been published. Five unpublished novels litter her study, several more clutter her brain. Rosemarie Bartel comes from Gelnhausen, the town described in this book, and has always been interested in its history. Together with Gail's husband David she chaired the Stolpersten project that led