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Hédi Fried
Swedish Writer of Romanian Origin
Born 1924 in Sighet, Transylvania (Romania), eldest of two sisters
Married in June 1948 to Michael, a fellow Survivor, three children. Husband dies in September 1962
Education
- June 1942 - Bacalaureat Cluj, Hungary
- June 1943 - Teacher´s Exam, Miskolc
- June 1957 - B.A. in Psychology and Pedagogics at Stockholm University
Auschwitz Experience
- May 1944 - Transport to Auschwitz
- April 1945 - Liberation at Bergen Belsen
- July 1945 - Arrival to Sweden
Professional Career
- September 1945 - Household work followed by factory work, office work and studies
- 1962-1972 - Manager of own business in Medical Supplies
- 1972-1977 - General Manager of an American Company
- 1980 - M.A. in Psychology, Stockholm University
- From 1984 - Director of Café 84, Psychosocial Day Care Center for Survivors
- From 1990 - Therapy groups of Child Survivors and Second Generation. Dialogue Seminars. Holocaust Lectures and Seminars in High Schools and Colleges, Advisor to the Government.
Affiliations
- 2000 - Member of Forum for Living History, planning Committee for the future Swedish Holocaust Museum and Educational Center
Publications
- 1990 - Fragments of a Life, published in England, translated from Swedish original
- 1991 - -“- Large Print Ed. -“- -“-
- 1992 - Skärvor av ett liv, Stockholm, Natur & Kultur
- 1993 - -“- Russian transl. “ Moscow
- 1995 - Livet tillbaka, Stockholm, Natur & Kultur
- 1995 - Fragments... German translation publ. in Germany
- 1995 - Fragments... Hebrew transl. published in Israel
- 1996 - Fragments....The Road to Auschwitz publ. in Nebraska, US.
- 1997 - Café 84; A Social Daycare Center for Survivors and their Children, in Past Trauma in Late Life, Ed. L.Hurt, M.Marshall Ch.Rowlings, Jessica Kingsley Publ. London
- 1998 - Sweden and the Holocaust publ. in An International Study in Trauma and Healing Ed. J. Kestenberg & Ch. Kahn Praeger, Westport
- 2000 - “A third Life; From an Earthquake in the Soul to a Meaningful Life” Swedish original
- Different publications in Swedish and English journals and newspapers.
- 2002 - Fragments… Rumanian transl. Publ. in Bucarest
- 2003 - “Livets pendel”, to be published in January., Natur & Kultur
Prizes and Awards
- 1997 - Swedish Geropsychologist Organization for untiring humanitarian work
- 1997 - Stockholm County, for work against xenophobia
- 1998 - Swedish Government “Illis Quorum ” for educational and therapeutic work
- 1999 - Swedish Peace Price
- 1999 - European of the Year
- 2000 - Culture Prize for fighting for a human and democratic culture
- 2000 - Award from De Nio for cultural activity
- 2001 - Award from Stockholm Jewish Community
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