Fashion house Joseph

Ernst and  Louise Joseph came to Dorsten in 1911. They ran a fashion store - first at Essener Straße 11, later at Markt 14, where they also lived. In 1932, the Joseph family moved to Appeldorn in Holland. With the occupation of Holland by the National Socialists, the Joseph family was also imprisoned. The son Heinz emigrated to Brazil as early as 1938. The Joseph couple with daughter Grete were deported to Auschwitz via Westerbork. Ernst and Louise Joseph were murdered in Auschwitz. Grete Joseph survived the concentration camp and emigrated to Brazil. The fate of Ernst and Louise Joseph is commemorated by two Stolpersteine at Markt 14 in Dorsten.