Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” dot the streets and sidewalks of cities across Czechia, their brassy sheen occasionally catching the light and piquing the curiosity of a passing pedestrian. The small plaques commemorating victims of the Holocaust are inscribed with the names of those killed, holding them forever in the public’s consciousness. In the eastern district of Brno, however, you’ll have to head down a winding, pedestrian street to find the unassuming spot on the sidewalk where two stolpersteine sit, gleaming, in front of a small house. Crouch a bit closer,…
