Edith Helfand

Born: March 23, 1922

Born of immigrant parents, lived in multi-generational farm family producing milk on Chase Rd. One of 13 children and one of 20 grandchildren of the same grandparents. Since father’s brother married mother’s sister, the seven cousins were “double cousins.”

Active in assisting DNRT in the preservation of the history of the “Potter/Helfand” house where the family lived.

Attends Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society meetings and shares detailed from her life experiences in WWII. Brother Milton Helfand was killed in battle & brother Howard Helfand was wounded. Sister Ida & double cousin Helen also served in WWII as did 5 or 6 other brothers and/or double cousins.

Participated in historical round table discussion at Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society along with Ruben Goldstein, Aurore Chace, Doris (Davies) Davenport, & her sister Sophie Helfand sharing memories.

Lives with her sister Sophie in the house they moved to from the family farm on Chase Road.

Recently, as a pedestrian, struck by an automobile and seriously injured but now on the mend.

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Four Dartmouth historical society honorees.
Young members of the Helfand family.
Aerial view of the Helfand family farm.
Edith Helfand at a DNRT event.
Edith Helfand speaking with Robert Harding.
Sophie and Edith Helfand with Robert Harding and Cliff Rice.

Helfand Family of Dartmouth

  • Gussie (Rosofsky) Helfand & Annie (Rosofsky) Helfand, mother of 13 & mother of 7
    " A small town of Minsk” (UZDA)
  • Harry Helfand & William Helfand, their husbands, were born in Slutz, another town in Minsk

The Helfand Family of Dartmouth

  • A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
  • MODERATOR: BOB HARDING
  • MEMBERS AT THE TABLE:
    • EDITH HELFAND
    • SOPHIE HELFAND
    • AURORA (LAFOND) CHACE
    • DORIS (DAVIES) DAVENPORT
    • RUBEN GOLDSTEIN
Map showing Uzda and Slutsk in Belarus.
Thank-you letter from Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust.