Helene Aron
Name at birth
Helene Wolff
Date of birth
06/23/1875
Where did you grow up?
Possibly Berlin
Name of father, occupation
Unknown,
Unknown
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Unknown,
Unknown
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Husband, name unknown at this time, Margot, a son, and daughter, Charlotte
How many in entire extended family?
Six, including a cousin, Rosa Leiser
Who survived the Holocaust?
Helene and her daughter, Charlotte Aron Leiser
Where did you go after being liberated?
London, England to be reunited with her daughter, Charlotte and then to Montevideo, Uruguay. Charlotte’s friend and future husband, Arthur, was living in Montevideo.
When did you come to the United States?
1953
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan at the Jewish Home for the Aged
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Accompanied by daughter and son-in-law
When and where were you married?
Berlin, Germany
Spouse
Salomon Leopold Aron
Children
Margot Aron, Charlotte Leiser, and a son
What do you think helped you to survive?
To be reunited with my children.
Interviewer:
Roz Leiser, Helene Aron's great niece
Interview date:
09/30/2014
Experiences
Survivor's map
