Josef Rosensaft

Identifier
000499
Dates
1911-1975
Type of Entity
Person

History

Josef Rosensaft (January 15, 1911 - September 11, 1975) was a Holocaust survivor who led the community of Jewish displaced persons (Sh'erit ha-Pletah) through the establishment of a Central Committee of Liberated Jews that first served the interests of the refugees in Bergen-Belsen DP camp and then DP camps throughout the entire British sector.

Places

  • Bergen belsen DP camp

Functions

  • Head of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the British zone in Germany

General Context

Displaced Persons in Germany after WWII

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0