Deposition of Hela Los Jaffe regarding Bergen-Belsen
Extent and Medium
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1
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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
- Jewish children--Poland.
- Medical care--Poland.
- Orphans.
- Physicians--Poland.
- Concentration camps--Poland.
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw.
Genre
- Depositions.
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah.