Yva

Yva (26 January 1900 – disappeared June 1942?; officially declared dead on 31 December 1944) was the professional pseudonym of Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon who was a German Jewish photographer renowned for her dreamlike, multiple exposed images. She became a leading photographer in Berlin during the Weimar Republic.

This article is about the German photographer. For the Iconi Airport, see YVA. For the Australian political party, see Yellow Vest Australia.

Yva
Yva, 1930
Born
Else Ernestine Neuländer

(1900-01-26)26 January 1900
Berlin, Germany
Died31 December 1944(1944-12-31) (aged 44)
Lublin, Poland
NationalityGerman
Other namesElse Ernestine Neuländer-Simon, Else Simon
Occupationphotographer
Years active1920–1942
Known formultiple exposure fashion photography

When the Nazi Party came to power, she was forced into working as a radiographer. She was deported by the Gestapo in 1942 and murdered, probably in the Majdanek concentration camp during World War II.

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