Stumbling Stone Oude Zijlvest 25

This memorial stone (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorates:

ELISABETH BINO

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities, mainly in Germany but also in other European countries, the memorials also can be found. There are already many thousands of these plaques and their number is still counting. Almost all Stolpersteine are laid by the German artist himself, Gunter Demnig.

ELISABETH BINO
September 8, 1875 (The Hague) - October 1, 1942 (Auschwitz)
SIDE VEST 25
Elisabeth Bino (known as Bets) was born in The Hague as the daughter of the merchant Levie Bino and Rozetje Weyl. She grew up with four sisters and two brothers, of whom only her eldest sister Sara survived the war. The family moved from The Hague to Rotterdam and lived at various addresses in Amsterdam from the 1880s. From 1926 we find Elisabeth at a number of addresses in Haarlem (most recently at Zijlvest 25), where she worked as an office clerk. She also rented rooms there. Elisabeth Bino remained unmarried.
Possibly Elisabeth was arrested during the raid in Haarlem on August 25, 1942. In any case, she was deported to Westerbork the next day, August 26. One of her fellow prisoners, Werner Stertzenbach, wrote in a letter to his lover on September 17, 1942: "Tonight I also visited Bets Bino. She has been here in the hospital for weeks and is still suffering from her stomach surgery. She is a bit excited, but otherwise doing well. She has told me a lot, too much to write. I asked her if she needed anything. She didn't want to accept anything at first because she doesn't want to charge anyone. After I had talked her out of that, she realized that she needs winter stockings, a woolen dress, cardigan (size 38) or blouse. […] She must of course have diet food, which is not easy here. I will bring her condensed milk, gingerbread, rusks, honey and butter and fruit. If it will not be possible for the family, will you send her a package with such things?' On Tuesday, September 29, 1942, he wrote: 'Then I have a sad announcement to make. Bets Bino was deported on Monday. She couldn't walk because she was too weak and was taken to the station on a stretcher!!'
In Auschwitz, Bets Bino was murdered immediately upon arrival.
Transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz on September 28, 1942
Murdered in Auschwitz on October 1, 1942
She was 67 years old

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Source

• Text: Reini Elkerbout
• Photos: Reini Elkerbout