{"id":37087,"date":"2026-08-19T11:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiebox.com\/super\/?page_id=37087"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:38:57","slug":"sophie-helfand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandiebox.com\/super\/digital-library\/genealogies\/sophie-helfand\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Helfand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><strong>Born: September 18, 1923<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born of immigrant parents, lived in multi-generational farm family producing milk on Chase Rd<\/p>\n<p>One of 13 children; and one of 20 grandchildren of the same grandparents<\/p>\n<p>(Since father&#8217;s brother married mother&#8217;s sister, the seven cousins were &#8220;double cousins&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Active in assisting DNRT in the preservation of the history of the &#8220;Potter\/Helfand&#8221; house where the family lived<\/p>\n<p>Attends Dartmouth Historical &amp; Arts Society meetings and shares details from her life experiences<\/p>\n<p>Did payroll &amp; worked at Dartmouth Finishing Corporation for 38 years<\/p>\n<p>In WWII brother Milton Helfand was killed in battle &amp; brother Howard Helfand was wounded<\/p>\n<p>Sister Ida &amp; double cousin Helen also served in WWII as did 5 or 6 other brothers and\/or double cousins<\/p>\n<p>Participated in historical round table discussion at Dartmouth Historical &amp; Arts Society along with Ruben Goldstein, Aurore Chace, Doris (Davies) Davenport, &amp; her sister Edith Helfand sharing memories<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tClick photo to enlarge\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tHelfand Family of Dartmouth\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Gussie (Rosofsky) Helfand &amp; Annie (Rosofsky) Helfand, mother of 13 &amp; mother of 7<br \/>\n&#8221; A small town of Minsk&#8221; (UZDA)<\/li>\n<li>Harry Helfand &amp; William Helfand, their husbands, were born in Slutz, another town in Minsk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Helfand Family of Dartmouth\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION<\/li>\n<li>MODERATOR: BOB HARDING<\/li>\n<li>MEMBERS AT THE TABLE:\n<ul>\n<li>EDITH HELFAND<\/li>\n<li>SOPHIE HELFAND<\/li>\n<li>AURORA (LAFOND) CHACE<\/li>\n<li>DORIS (DAVIES) DAVENPORT<\/li>\n<li>RUBEN GOLDSTEIN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t1955 Directory Helfands\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Helfand Dorothy bkpr Humphrey Covill &amp; Coleman NB r Box 158 Chase rd ND<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edith bkpr NB Sportswear NB r513 Slocum rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Elliot r513 Slocum rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Esther bkpr S S Kresge Co NB r Box 158 Chase rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Farm dairy (William &amp; Mervin B Helfand) Box 158 Chase rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Florence bkpr Madewell Overall Mfg Co NB r513 Slocum rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Gussie wid Harry h513 Slocum rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Ida clk Allen Beam Co NB r Box 158 Chase rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Lila bkpr Ajax Business Equipment Co NB r513 Slocum rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Mervin B (Helfand Farm) r Box 158 Chase rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Samuel D emp Helfand Farm r Box 158 Chase rd ND<\/li>\n<li>Sophie pay clk Dartmouth Finishing Co ND r513 Slocum rd ND<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Mce59nq4oG-kdA-r4zpwp_gMu5ROMHVl\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Mce59nq4oG-kdA-r4zpwp_gMu5ROMHVl\/view?usp=drive_link\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiebox.com\/super\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf-icon-navy.svg\" alt=\"pdf-icon-navy\" title=\"pdf-icon-navy\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h2>1930 US Census Helfand Family<\/h2><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MyY6fsj96XAfth0kZPUwOnRA2rEDtsC7\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MyY6fsj96XAfth0kZPUwOnRA2rEDtsC7\/view?usp=drive_link\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiebox.com\/super\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf-icon-navy.svg\" alt=\"pdf-icon-navy\" title=\"pdf-icon-navy\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h2>Dartmouth Historical Society Discussion<\/h2><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17hj2YhwyQgJ_FG4Tti9Z5yjuvFA1bj7z\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17hj2YhwyQgJ_FG4Tti9Z5yjuvFA1bj7z\/view?usp=drive_link\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiebox.com\/super\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf-icon-navy.svg\" alt=\"pdf-icon-navy\" title=\"pdf-icon-navy\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h2>Now in their 90&#8217;s Helfand Sisters Visit Recall Tales<\/h2><\/a><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born: September 18, 1923 Born of immigrant parents, lived in multi-generational farm family producing milk on Chase Rd One of 13 children; 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