Alternate names
Biography
Hela Markowicz, later known as Helene Ernst, was born on 25 May 1922 in Łódź. During the war she was held at the Hasag-Pelcery forced labour camp in Częstochowa. She married Itzchak Ernst Estreicher, and on 22 September 1949 the couple emigrated from the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp to the United States via Bremerhaven. After first living in New York, they settled in Michigan — Hela filed for naturalisation in Detroit in December 1954 — and raised two children, Albert and Lynn. She died in Michigan on 4 June 1994 and is buried at the Machpelah Cemetery.
Life events8
- Forced LabourHasag Pulcery forced labor camp Czestochowa, Poland
Data regarding Hela Markowicz at the Hasag Pulcery forced labor camp in Czestochowa, which existed from June, 1943 through January, 1945
- Displaced Persons CampBergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, Germany
This is a post-WWII displaced persons record card from the American Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) Location Service at Bergen-Belsen camp, dated 14 November 1947
This is a post-WWII displaced persons record card from the American Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) Location Service at Bergen-Belsen camp, dated 14 November 1947. It records Icek and Hela Estreicher, born 10 June 1913, originally from Sosnowiec, Poland, who had arrived at Belsen from Celle.
- NaturalisationDetroit, Michigan, United States
Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- BurialMichigan, United States
Machpelah Cemetery Association; Plot: Lot 25, Row 14, Section 23, Grave 41Z
- Emigration
- Census
