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Hadassah Rosensaft
Polish-born Holocaust survivor and Jewish activist (1912–1997)
Hadassa Rosensaft | |
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| Born | Hadassa Bimko (1912-08-26)August 26, 1912 Sosnowiec, Poland |
| Died | October 3, 1997(1997-10-03) (aged 85) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Spouse | Josef Rosensaft (m. 1946; died 1975) |
Hadassa Bimko Rosensaft (August 26, 1912 – October 3, 1997) was a Polish holocaust survivor.
She is credited with saving thousands of Holocaust victims.
Biography
Rosensaft was born on August 26, 1912, in Sosnowiec, Poland. She studied dentistry at the University of Nancy, in France. Rosensaft graduated in 1935, with a degree in dental surgery. She soon returned to Sosnowiec, where she found employment as a dentist.
Hadassah Rosensaft, 85, Dies; Saved Auschwitz Inmates
On August 2, 1943, Rosensaft was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp. While at the camp, she worked as a doctor under Josef Mengele. In her doctoring, Rosensaft saved many lives by smuggling med Biography of Hadassah Rosensaft HYXYW