Hédi Fried
Hédi Fried (Szmuk; 15 June 1924 – 19 November 2022) was a Swedish-Romanian-Hungarian author and psychologist. A Holocaust survivor, she passed through Auschwitz as well as Bergen-Belsen, coming to Sweden in July 1945 with the boat M/S Rönnskär. Fried died in November 2022, at the age of 98.
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Hédi Fried
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- Name
- Hédi Fried
- Birth Name
- Hédi Szmuk
- Born
- 15 June 1924
- Birthplace
- Sighet, Romania
- Died
- 19 November 2022
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Writer, psychologist
- Nationality
- Sweden · Kingdom of Romania · Hungary · Romania
- Fields
- memoir · non-fiction literature
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Hédi Fried (Szmuk; 15 June 1924 – 19 November 2022) was a Swedish-Romanian-Hungarian author and psychologist. A Holocaust survivor, she passed through Auschwitz as well as Bergen-Belsen, coming to Sweden in July 1945 with the boat M/S Rönnskär. Fried died in November 2022, at the age of 98.
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• Name — Hédi Fried • Birth Name — Hédi Szmuk • Born — 15 June 1924 • Birthplace — Sighet, Romania • Died — 19 November 2022 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Writer, psychologist
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Hédi Fried is classed in the genre non-fiction literature. Recorded with the occupation psychologist. Classed in the genre memoir. Recorded as writer, psychologist and illustrator.
January 27 2012, Holocaust Remembrance Day. 100 years ago, Raoul Wallenberg was born. Memorial Ceremony at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in Stockholm with Holocaust survivors. Mr Eskil Franck, Director of the Living History Forum, Kofi Annan and Per Westerberg.
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January 27 2012, Holocaust Remembrance Day. 100 years ago, Raoul Wallenberg was born. Memorial Ceremony at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in Stockholm with Holocaust survivors. Mr Eskil Franck, Director of the Living History Forum, Kofi Annan and Per Westerberg.
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1924
Hédi Fried born at Sighetu Marmației.
2022
Hédi Fried died at Stockholm County.
Books of Hédi Fried
• 1992 – Skärvor av ett liv. Vägen till och från Auschwitz, Natur & Kultur, • 1995 – Livet tillbaka, Natur & Kultur, • 2002 – Ett tredje liv: från jordbävning i själen till meningsfull tillvaro, Natur & Kultur, • 2003 – Livets pendel. Fragment, erfarenheter, insikter, Lärarhandledning Natur & Kultur, • 2017 – Frågor jag fått om Förintelsen, Natur & Kultur, • 2019 – Historien om Bodri, Natur & Kultur,
Awards
• The Seraphim Medal (Sweden: 2019) • The Medal Illis Quorum in gold of the 8th size (Sweden; 1998) • Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017) • Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania (2016) • The Swedish Europe-movement award European of the Year (1997) • Natur & Kultur Culture Award (1998) • Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society's Eldh-Ekblad Peace Prize (1999) • Honorary Doctor of Stockholm University (2002) • Raoul Wallenberg Academy's award Raoul Wallenberg Prize (2015) • Olof Palme Prize from the Olof Palme Memorial Fund (2017)
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Hédi Fried was recorded at birth as Hédi Szmuk. The authorities additionally record the heading Hedi Fried. Her recorded languages were Swedish, Romanian and Hungarian. Fried received Illis quorum, Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olof Palme Prize, honorary doctor of Stockholm University and Seraphim Medal.
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