The Meppel Memorial Foundation recently placed 38 ‘stumbling stones’ at the houses of former Jewish fellow citizens. Photo: Wilbert Bijzitter
“The research has focused on real estate, almost to individual case studies. Let’s think about the question for which this report is intended.” With this stepping stone that Korteland did in the council committee, he did not easily step over the war years of Meppel, but it was in fact a way to reflect more on the actions of the municipality in that period. “The report gives chills.”