Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust by Hédi Fried

Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust

Young Reader's Edition

Hédi Fried

Scribe Publications · Print & ebook · April 14, 2023

A young readers’ edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor Hédi Fried that answers lasting questions about the Holocaust.

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Who it’s for
Hédi Fried’s lived experience meets young readers’ lasting questions about the Holocaust.
Themes
The Holocaust, Survivor testimony, Remembering history
Genres
Holocaust History for Teens, Lives in History, Prejudice & Racism for Teens

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About this book

A young readers’ edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor Hédi Fried that answers lasting questions about the Holocaust. Hédi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her family and transported them to Auschwitz. While there, apart from enduring the daily horrors at the concentration camp, she and her sister were forced into hard labor before being released at the end of the war.

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After settling in Sweden, Hédi devoted her life to educating young people about the Holocaust. In her 90s, she decided to take the most common questions, and her answers, and turn them into a book so that children all over the world could understand what had happened. This is a deeply human book that urges us never to forget and never to repeat. “Timeless lessons taught with simple eloquence.” —Kirkus Reviews - The perfect conversation starter for educators to teach young people about the reality of the Holocaust from lived experience. - Wonderful companion piece to Art Speigelman’s Maus. - In the wake of recent reports that a shocking proportion of young people in the US know little to nothing about the Holocaust, alongside a concerning new wave of antisemitism in the US and Europe, this deeply personal first-hand account is especially timely.

Questions That Matter

Hédi Fried’s lived experience meets young readers’ lasting questions about the Holocaust.

Come here for

  • Firsthand testimony from a survivor and educator
  • Clear answers to questions children ask

Expect

  • A deeply human account shaped by lived experience
  • A thoughtful starting point for conversation

Where it sits

Holocaust History for Teens98%
Lives in History61%
Prejudice & Racism for Teens24%

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Publisher categories

  • Biographies
  • Lives in History
  • Holocaust History for Teens
Authors
Hédi Fried
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Published
April 14, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
The Holocaust · Survivor testimony · Remembering history
Reading lane
Biographies