Stolperstein dedicated to Judit Steinsapir, Stumbling stone in Oslo, Norway

Stolperstein à la mémoire de Judit Steinsapir is a small brass memorial plaque set into the pavement at Kirkegaards gate 9 in Oslo. The square metal surface is covered in fine scratches and carries engraved lines giving the name, birth year, deportation year, and place of death of a woman taken from this address.

Judit Steinsapir came to Norway from Rajgrod in Russian Poland in 1904 and later lived with her family at this address. On 26 November 1942 she was arrested, taken to the ship Donau, transported to Stettin, then sent by train to Auschwitz, where she was killed on 1 December 1942.

The stone is part of a wider network of small brass markers placed outside former homes of Jewish residents deported from Norway during the Second World War. Passers-by who notice the plaque are led to connect the everyday sidewalk with an individual fate that unfolded on that exact spot.

The plaque lies flat in the sidewalk in front of a residential building, so you need to look down while walking slowly to spot it. Early morning or late afternoon light makes the engraved letters easier to read, and the surrounding street is quiet enough to pause for a moment without blocking the way.

Unlike many memorial plaques, this one is placed directly in the ground at ankle height, which means most people pass over it without noticing. The fine scratches on the brass show constant foot traffic slowly wearing the surface, making the act of stopping to read it feel like interrupting the normal rhythm of the street.