Helena Lebovic
"Do not let anyone harm you. Fight back as much as you can. I don't think anybody was prepared for it, we just didn't know. Be more alert than we were."
Name at birth
Chaya Sara Davidovic
Date of birth
12/06/1928
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Aaron,
Orthopedic shoemaker
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Giesele (Golda) Jakobovic
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and seven children
How many in entire extended family?
We had a very large family
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Dressmaker
Spouse
Mayer,
General manager
Children
Harry and Batya Zahava
Grandchildren
Three
What do you think helped you to survive?
I was young and hoping that that I would have somebody alive. The first thing I did was go back home to see if someone survived.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Do not let anyone harm you. Fight back as much as you can. I don't think anybody was prepared for it, we just didn't know. Be more alert than we were.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
04/04/2023
Experiences
Survivor's map
