Hédi Fried (''

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

'' Szmuk; 15 June 1924 – 19 November 2022) was a Swedish-Romanian author and psychologist. A

Holocaust survivor Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accep ...

, she passed through

Auschwitz Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...

as well as

Bergen-Belsen Bergen-Belsen , or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentrati ...

, coming to Sweden in July 1945 with the boat M/S Rönnskär. Fried died in November 2022, at the age of 98.

Awards

* The

Seraphim Medal The Seraphim Medal ( sv, Serafimermedaljen) is a royal medal of Sweden. Established in 1748, it is awarded by the King of Sweden for service that benefits society or service of a humanitarian nature. Appearance The Seraphim Medal is a gold medal ...

(Sweden: 2019) * The Medal

Illis Quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ...

in gold of the 8th size (Sweden; 1998) *Officer's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

(2017) *Knight of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

(2016) *The Swedish Europe-movement award European of the Year (1997) *

Natur & Kultur Natur & Kultur is a Swedish publishing foundation with head office in Stockholm known for an extensive series of teaching materials. Its logotype is an apple tree. Overview The publishing house was founded in 1922 by Johan Hansson and his wif ...

Culture Award (1998) *

Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) ( sv, Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen) is a non-governmental organization in Sweden, dedicated to peace, disarmament and democratization. It operates by methods including publishing, lobbyin ...

's Eldh-Ekblad Peace Prize (1999) *Honorary Doctor of

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

(2002) *Raoul Wallenberg Academy's award Raoul Wallenberg Prize (2015) *

Olof Palme Prize The Olof Palme Prize is an annual Swedish prize awarded for an outstanding achievement in the spirit of Olof Palme. The Prize consists of a diploma and 100,000 US dollars. The prize was established in February 1987 and is awarded by the Olof Palm ...

from the Olof Palme Memorial Fund (2017)

Books of Hédi Fried

*1992 – ''Skärvor av ett liv. Vägen till och från Auschwitz'',

, *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'',

, *2019 – ''Historien om Bodri'', Natur & Kultur,

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fried, Hedi 1924 births 2022 deaths People from Sighetu Marmației Romanian emigrants to Sweden Auschwitz concentration camp survivors Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivors Romanian Jews Swedish Jews Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knights of the Order of the Star of Romania Swedish women writers Recipients of the Illis quorum Stockholm University alumni Jewish writers