Deposition of Hela Los Jaffe regarding Bergen-Belsen

Identifier
irn503428
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0044
  • RG-04.021.01
Dates
1 Jan 1965 - 31 Dec 1965
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503428

Extent and Medium

folder

1

,

1 microfiche,

Creator(s)

  • Hela Jaffe

Biographical History

Hela L. Jaffe was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1923 and is a survivor of Bergen Belsen concentration camp.

Archival History

Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah

Acquisition

The deposition was given in Oct. 1965. A duplicate of the deposition was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Hela Jaffe via Hadassah Rosensaft in Oct. 1991.

Scope and Content

Consists of a duplicate copy of a Polish-language deposition by Hela Los Jaffe completed in October 1965. In the deposition, Jaffe describes her experiences of life in the Warsaw ghetto, imprisonment in several concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, and her involvement in efforts with Hadassah Rosensaft, formerly Ada Bimko, for the organization of a children's home and medical aid for children in Bergen-Belsen.

People

  • Jaffe, Hela.
  • Rosensaft, Hadassah, 1912-1997.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

Genre

  • Depositions.
  • Document
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