Elfriede Stern
Elfriede Stern marks a historical site at Kantstraße 6 in Frankfurt, connected with the Stern family’s Jewish history. The Frankfurt address is recorded as being wheelchair-accessible.
Born in Frankfurt, Elfriede later fled to Palestine and married Walter Knopp in Tel Aviv. There, Elfriede and Walter ran a laundry business. Her parents, Selma and Seligmann Stern, remained connected to Frankfurt while Nazi persecution changed their lives. Selma was deported to Theresienstadt from her Frankfurt home. Seligmann had served in World War One, suffered malaria, and his grave lies at the New Jewish Cemetery. The cemetery stands on Eckenheimer Landstraße in Frankfurt.
Stolpersteine at Kantstraße 6 commemorate Elfriede’s parents and preserve the family’s story in the city. Elfriede’s son Yoram Knopp initiated the memorial installation. The memorial links one Frankfurt home with exile, family life in Tel Aviv, and the wider history of Jewish persecution. This Frankfurt spot keeps that family history visible.
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