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Edith Eger

Hungary / USA · Holocaust — survivor memoir and psychology

About

Deported to Auschwitz from Hungarian-ruled Košice at sixteen, she later became a clinical psychologist in the United States. The Choice combines her memoir with her work on trauma.

Books in Database (1)

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The Choice 2017 · 320 pages

A ballerina sent to Auschwitz at sixteen — who danced for Mengele — becomes a psychologist and writes about freedom at ninety.

Memoir

Events Covered

1941 The Holocaust