Stumbling Stones Kreuzweg 133

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine or stumbling blocks) commemorate:
* Regina Bendix née Lebenstein. Born 1887. Fled to Holland. Deported 1942. Murdered.
* Friederike Bendix. Born 1915. Fled to Holland 1934. Deported 1942 to Sobibor. Murdered.
* Bernhard Bendix. Born 1917. Fled to South Africa. Survived.
* Walter Bendix. Born 1919. Fled to South Africa. Survived.

These stolpersteine are for a mother (Regina Bendix) and her 3 children. Regina was the half-sister of Selma Bertha and Hugo Lebenstein, who lived in Dorsten and were also killed by the Nazis.

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

In many other cities and villages, 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.

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