Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust
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Hedi Fried
'There are no stupid questions, nor any forbidden ones, but there are some questions that have no answer.' Hédi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis snatched her family from their home in Eastern Europe and transported them to Auschwitz, where her parents were murdered and she and her sister were forced into hard labour until the end of the war. Now ninety-eight, she has spent her life educating young people about the Holocaust and answering their questions about one of the darkest periods in human history. Questions like, 'How was it to live in the camps?', 'Did you dream at night?', 'Why did Hitler hate the Jews?', and 'Can you forgive?'. With sensitivity and complete candour, Fried answers these questions and more in this deeply human book that urges us never to forget and never to repeat.
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Author
Hedi Fried
Pages
145
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Published Date
2019
ISBN
1925713806 9781925713800
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"90 year old Auschwitz survivor Heidi Fried has spent the past 30 years lecturing and writing about the Holocaust. In this slim book she compiles answers to the 45 questions she is most commonly asked, primarily by schoolchildren. Ranging from the mundane, (“How were you dressed?”) to the deeply philosophical, (“Do you still believe in God?”) Fried s answers reveal her to be a highly intelligent, thoughtful woman who wrestles honestly with her trauma, rage and grief. Her attempts to explain racial hatred , bullying and “othering” and her acknowledgement of her own prejudices make this an especially helpful guide for young people."
Lesley Williams
"A very interesting read; an amazing account of her sad story "
Stephanie Michaels