Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust

A young readers edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor Hedi Fried that answers questions about the Holocaust with sensitivity and candour.

'Something like what Anne Frank might have written had she survived ... Timeless lessons taught with simple eloquence.' Kirkus Reviews

Hedi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her family and transported them to Auschwitz, where her parents were murdered and she and her sister were forced into hard labour. Now ninety-nine, she has devoted her life to educating young people about the Holocaust and answering their questions. This new edition of her bestselling book is perfect for readers aged 10-17. This is a deeply human book for people of all ages that urges us never to forget and never to repeat.

-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 firsthand account is especially timely.

About the Authors

Hedi Fried (1924-2022) was an author and psychologist. She was deeply committed to working for democratic values and against racism. She was born in the town of Sighet, in Romania, was transported to Auschwitz in 1944, and worked in several labour camps, eventually ending up in Bergen-Belsen. After liberation, she moved to Sweden with her sister. Her bestselling autobiography, Fragments of a Life- the road to Auschwitz, was published in English and Swedish in the 1990s.

Alice E. Olsson is a literary translator, writer, and editor working across Swedish and English. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Comparative Literature at University College London, specialising in literature and human rights.