Jona Laks

Jona Laks
יונה לקס
PronunciationYona Laks
Born
Jona Fuchs[1]

Born April 28th 1930 (94)
Lodz,Poland
Known forHolocaust survivor and Mengele twin

Jona Laks (Hebrew: יונה לקס, born on April 28 th 1930, is an Israeli Holocaust survivor who was subject to human experimentation by Josef Mengele at the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the war, she founded and served as chairwoman of the Organization of the Mengele Twins. In January 2015, she addressed the United Nations General Assembly at its International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony. She has been featured in several documentary films.

  1. ^ Strzelecki, Andrzej (2006). The Deportation of Jews from the Łódź Ghetto to KL Auschwitz and Their Extermination: A Description of the Events and the Presentation of Historical Sources. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. p. 58. ISBN 8360210187.