Hilda Dajč

Hilda Dajč was a Yugoslav-Jewish diarist born in 1922. As a student, she documented her experiences during a tumultuous period in history. Her writings provide a unique and personal perspective on the events that unfolded during the Holocaust. Dajč's life was marked by the profound impact of World War II and the German occupation of Serbia.

Tragically, Hilda Dajč's life was cut short in 1942. Her letters from the Sajmište concentration camp are a significant historical resource, offering a rare first-person account of the experiences of Jewish prisoners in the camp. These documents are virtually the only surviving writings from a Jewish prisoner of Sajmište, making them a valuable contribution to the historical record of the Holocaust in German-occupied Serbia.