Altstadt in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe
Julie Jankau
Photographed by James Hulse, February 19, 2026
1. Julie Jankau Marker
Hier wohnte
Julie Jankau
Jg. 1863
Deportiert 1940
Gurs
Tot 6.3.1942
Recebedou
Here lived Julie Jankau, born 1863. Deported 1940, Gurs, died 6 March 1942, Recebedou.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 1942.
Location. 49° 24.558′ N, 8° 41.986′ E. Marker is in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Altstadt. It is on Plöck just west of Märzgasse, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Plöck 34, Heidelberg BW 69117, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ludwig Seligmann (here, next to this marker); Flora Seligmann (here, next to this marker); Friedrich Seligmann (here, next to this marker); David Friedrich Strauss (within shouting distance of this marker); Haus Wieser (within shouting distance of this marker);
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1. Julie Jankau (Stolpersteine Heidelberg, in German). Excerpt (in translation):
Little is known about Julie Jankau. Nothing is known about her or her family even in her birthplace of Hemsbach. The few details we have come from the Hemsbach birth register. According to this record, she was born on December 18, 1863, as the daughter of the citizen and merchant Simon Jankau and his wife Rosa Marx of Sandhausen. She had at least two siblings, a sister and a brother. Her sister-in-law Rosa Jankau, née Dannenberg, was deported from Hemsbach to Gurs and died in 1942 in the camp at Noé.(Submitted on February 27, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Julie Jankau was unmarried and, from 1927 onward, rented a room from the bakers Flora and Friedrich Seligmann at Plöck 34. After the sale of the house and the Seligmann family’s flight to Uruguay in August 1938, Julie Jankau was also forced to move out, as required under the Nazi “Law on Tenancy Agreements with Jews.” There were to be no trusting shared households between Germans and Jews.
In 1939 she lived at 1 Nadlerstraße together with Berta Wolff, Emma Braunschild, and Rosalie Heimann, three other Jewish women, all of whom were deported. At the age of 77, Julie Jankau was deported on October 22, 1940, along with 17 other Jews from the “Judenhaus” at 14 Landfriedstraße to Gurs. She was later transferred to the camps at Noé and Récébédou, where she died on March 6, 1942.Photographed by James Hulse, February 19, 20262. Julie Jankau MarkerThe Stolpersteine (Stumbling Stones) for the Seligmann family consist of four individual stones placed together. Julie Jankau was not a Seligmann family member but rented a room at the Seligmann House.
2. Stolperstein. Wikipedia
A Stolperstein (in English "stumbling block") is a ten-centimetre (four-inch) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. The Stolpersteine project, initiated by the German artist Gunter Demnig in 1992, aims to commemorate persons at the last place that they chose freely to reside, work or study (with exceptions possible on a case-by-case basis) before they fell victim to Nazi terror, forced euthanasia, eugenics, deportation to a concentration or extermination camp, or escaped persecution by emigration or suicide. As of June 2023, 100,000 Stolpersteine have been laid, making the Stolpersteine project the world's largest decentralized memorial.(Submitted on February 27, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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Photographed by James Hulse, February 19, 2026
3. Julie Jankau Marker
The view of the markers along the sidewalk.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
