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Anglesola Honors Three Residents Murdered by Nazism with 'Stolpersteine'

The municipality places memory stones to remember Llorenç Gabernet, Antonio Gabernet, and Pau Guasch, deported and killed in Nazi camps.

Generic image of a Stolperstein on a stone sidewalk.
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Generic image of a Stolperstein on a stone sidewalk.

The municipality of Anglesola held an emotional tribute to Llorenç Gabernet Gañet, Antonio Gabernet Macià, and Pau Guasch Vidal, residents murdered during the Nazi regime, with the placement of three 'Stolpersteine' (stumbling stones) in the streets.

The event, filled with emotion, aimed to keep the memory of the victims alive in public spaces. The mayor, Carme Miró, emphasized the importance of remembering to build the future and highlighted that these stones are "much more than a symbol: they are living memory and a warning of what can happen when hatred, intolerance, and indifference prevail".
The Director General of Democratic Memory, Francesc Xavier Menéndez, recalled the harsh reality of Spanish exiles deported to Nazi concentration camps, of whom more than half did not survive. "We have a moral obligation to remember them," he stated, adding that "democracy is not guaranteed" and that acts like this are "essential to explain what happened and prevent it from happening again".
The 'Stolpersteine' commemorate Llorenç Gabernet Gañet (born 1904, murdered at 37 in Gusen), Antonio Gabernet Macià (born 1908, murdered at 33 in Gusen), and Pau Guasch Vidal (born 1920, murdered at 21 in Gusen). In Guasch Vidal's case, a reproduction of the stone was made, as the original is at the family home.
The tribute included the laying of roses and lighting of candles at each commemorative spot, accompanied by music from Josep Enric Puig and Xavier Balcells from the Cervera conservatory. Biographies of the honorees and texts of remembrance were also read, and the event concluded with a group photograph of the families.

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