Hédi Fried

Hédi Fried

Birth : 1924-06-15, Sighet, Hungary (now Romania)

History

Hédi Fried, born Szmuk, is a Hungarian/Swedish Holocaust survivor. On May 14, 1944, Hédi and her family, along with other Hungarian Jews, were deported in freight wagons from Sighet. After three days Hédi ended up in Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she and her younger sister Livia was separated from their parents. The parents were murdered on the night between May 17 and 18, 1944, in one of the gas chambers in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Profile

Hédi Fried

Movies

Förintelsens beska efterbörd - Röda Korset och svensk hjälpverksamhet 1945-1947
Förintelsens beska efterbörd - Röda Korset och svensk hjälpverksamhet 1945-1947
Herself
The film starts just when WWII is over. A German ship, m / s Homberg, arrived at Malmö Nyhamn on May 11, 1945. On board there were over 1300 former concentration camp prisoners to be taken care of. We then follow one of the Red Cross Sergeant who was in Germany and received prisoners from concentration camps for further transport by boat to Sweden. 10000 prisoners would be decontaminated and made ready for departure. This happened in Lübeck. He was later moved to Poland to transport medical equipment to Otwock outside Warsaw where Sweden would build a hospital. Through his amateur photos we get an insight into the difficult circumstances that prevailed.
Little Big Sister
Little Big Sister
Writer
An intimate profile of Hédi Fried, a Swedish writer, therapist and her little sister Livia Fränkel, both Holocaust survivors. While Hédi is very active among other survivors and in opinion-making, Livia chooses to forget.
Little Big Sister
Little Big Sister
An intimate profile of Hédi Fried, a Swedish writer, therapist and her little sister Livia Fränkel, both Holocaust survivors. While Hédi is very active among other survivors and in opinion-making, Livia chooses to forget.