Helmi Dresen


Helmi Dresen was an Estonian translator, poet, and Esperantist. She was the older sister of Hilda Dresen. She was shot by the Nazis.

Life

She was born in Kolga. She learned Esperanto in 1912. In the 1920s, she headed the Vortara Komisiono of the local Tallinn club, which led to the publication of an Esperanto-Estonian dictionary.
On 22 June 1941, the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa, resulting in the capture of Tallinn. Several Esperantists were arrested and shot, including Helmi Dresen, and Neeme Ruus.

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