Yaffa Eliach
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Yaffa Eliach (May 31, 1935[lower-alpha 1] – November 8, 2016[2]) was an American historian, author, and scholar of Judaic studies and the Holocaust. In 1974, she founded the Center for Holocaust Studies, Documentation and Research in Brooklyn, New York,[3][4] which collected over 2,700 audio interviews of Holocaust survivors as well as thousands of physical artifacts. Eliach created the "Tower of Faces" made up by 1,500 photographs for permanent display at the US Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Born | Yaffa Sonenzon (1935-05-31)May 31, 1935[lower-alpha 1] |
Died | November 8, 2016(2016-11-08) (aged 81) |
Education | Brooklyn College, City University of New York |
Occupation | Historian |
Known for | Founding Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies, Documentation and Research |
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