Stolperstein dedicated to Isak Leib Jelaawitz, Stumbling stone in Oslo, Norway
The Stolperstein dedicated to Isak Leib Jelaawitz is a small square brass plaque set into the concrete sidewalk at Langes gate 11 in Oslo. Its gold-toned face is heavily scratched, with seven lines of dark engraved text giving his name, birth year 1882, deportation in 1943, and death at Auschwitz.
Isak Leib Jelaawitz was born in 1882 in Libau, Latvia, and moved to Norway in 1898. He was arrested in October 1942, held at Bredtveit prison, sent to the Berg camp, then deported by ship in February 1943 and killed upon arrival at Auschwitz.
This small brass square belongs to a network of similar markers placed in front of homes where people were taken during the Holocaust. Passersby who notice the block by chance are reminded that these events unfolded on an ordinary Oslo street, not in some distant place.
Look down as you walk along Langes gate, because the small brass square sits flush with the pavement and is easy to miss among the grey concrete. You can visit it at any hour, but take care not to block the narrow sidewalk while you stop to read the engraved text.
Unlike many stones that note only deportation and death, this one also records his birth year, turning the marker into a brief life story. The scratches on the brass show that daily foot traffic and street cleaning have worn the surface since it was placed in the sidewalk.
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