Stumbling Stones Dr Hermanslaan 6

These Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) commemorate:
* David Nathan Hes, born 1883, deported 13 July 1943 from Westerbork, murdered 16 July 1943 Sobibor.
* Estella Wolf-Hes, born 1915, deported 31 August 1942 from Westerbork, murdered 3 Septmeber 1942 Auschwitz.
* Johanna Elise Hes-Philips, born 1892, deported 13 July 1943 from Westerbork, murdered 16 July 1943 Sobibor.

David Nathan Hes and Johanna Elise Philips married after David’s first wife, Elisabeth Monnickendam died. David and Johanna apparently had no children.

Estella Wolf-Hes was one of David’s five children from his first marriage. Estella married Philip Wolf. Both worked at Organon until late 1942 when they were fired because they were Jews. A stolperstein for Philip Wolf -- murdered in an unknown location in 1945 -- is with his parents’ stolpersteine at Ridderstraat 27 in Oss. One of Estella’s sisters was also murdered: stolpersteine for Margaretha den Hartog-Hes and her husband Simon Hes are at Kruisstraat 89 in Oss. The three other children from the Hes-Monnickendam marriage survived.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the pavement in front of the last voluntary residence of (mostly Jewish) victims who were murdered by the Nazis. Each plaque is engraved with the victim’s name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries & Anne Palmer
• Photos: Fedor de Vries
• Joods Monument
• Geni.com
• Stolpersteine.eu