Siegbert Hertz

Siegbert Hertz stands in Petershagen’s old town, at the intersection of Mindener Straße and Alte Fährstraße. A small brass plaque lies level with the pavement there.

The memorial belongs to Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteine project, which recalls Jewish residents deported and murdered during the Holocaust. Several plaques honour the Hertz family: Victor, Grete, Dagmar, Hanni, and Siegbert. Their names connect this street corner with people who once lived in Petershagen before Nazi persecution tore them from their homes. The third installation in Petershagen and Ovenstädt formed part of work organised by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft “Alte Synagoge Petershagen” and supported by local residents. These stones make remembrance part of an ordinary walk, while inviting reflection on antisemitism, intolerance, and democratic values. The pavement setting is wheelchair accessible, keeping this place open to visitors who come to pause beside the family’s names.