Rose Warfman was a French survivor of Auschwitz and member of the French Resistance.
15 Facts About Rose Warfman
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Rose Warfman's father was a direct descendant of Hasidic Masters, going back to the Magid Dov Ber of Mezeritch, the disciple and successor of the Baal Shem Tov.
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Rose Warfman had two sisters, Antoinette Feuerwerker.
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Rose Warfman's parents had moved from Tarnow in Galicia, Poland, to Belgium, then to Switzerland, during World War I The family moved further to Germany, and finally to France in 1921, settling in Strasbourg.
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Rose Warfman worked before World War II at the COJASOR, a Jewish social service organization, together with Lucie Dreyfus, the widow of Alfred Dreyfus.
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Rose Warfman was arrested in the Synagogue of Brive in March 1944, taken to Drancy internment camp, and from there, on convoy 72, on 29 April 1944, to Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Rose Warfman wore that uniform on her arrival in Auschwitz.
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Rose Warfman survived three selections in Auschwitz concentration camp, and later was transferred to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, before being liberated by the Russian Army in February 1945.
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Rose Warfman worked hard, and was well thought-of, but when they were asked to knit socks for men, she resisted by making big knots inside the garments so as to render them unusable.
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Rose Warfman became the first employee of the new Israeli Airlines, El Al, when it opened in Paris, with a director, Mr Massis.
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Rose Warfman welcomed and guided many Israeli leaders during their stays in Paris, including Golda Meir, and David Ben-Gurion.
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Rose Warfman was married to Nachman Warfman, a Doctor in Law and a certified public accountant.
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Rose Warfman had three children: Bernard, Salomon David, and Anne.
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Rose Warfman moved to Manchester, England, to be close to her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren.
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Rose Warfman died in Manchester on 17 September 2016,17 days short of her 100th birthday.