Videos
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'God owes us an explanation' - Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman
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Surviving Auschwitz's Gas Chamber, Starvation & The infirmary | Holocaust Survivor Tova Friedman
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Author Talk Daughter of Auschwitz with Tova Friedman
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Tova Friedman: Kinderlager: Reflections of a Child Holocaust Survivor
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Holocaust Survivor speaks to students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School
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Auschwitz survivor: 'I lost almost my entire family'
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A Conversation with Tova Friedman - Holocaust Survivor
Learn More About Tova Friedman
Tova Friedman is one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz who shares her vivid memories to speak out against anti-Semitism and intolerance. A captivating and powerful storyteller, she reminds people that prejudice coupled with violence destroy both the victim and the victor, and helps us recognize humanity’s ability to overcome.
One of only five of the thousands of Jewish children from her hometown to survive the war, Tova’s unforgettable story is not only one of past suffering but also of triumph and endurance. She relates how she stayed alive thanks to her mother and lots of luck in her instant New York Times bestseller, “The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope” (Hanover, September 2022), co-written by Malcolm Brabant, an award-winning “PBS Newshour” special correspondent and former BBC war reporter.
Evocative and moving, she pays close attention to her audiences, intuiting their needs to create a lasting and meaningful emotional connection. She urges listeners to reconnect with their own heritages, inspiring them to reignite ties with family and community – a message that has resonated with new generations on TikTok, where Tova’s videos have over 8 million likes.
Compelled to be a legacy that remembers and speaks for the children who cannot, Tova teaches the warning signs of genocide while emphasizing that natural resilience and the ability to overcome is within every one of us.
Tova Friedman is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops, and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers & Advisors, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope
(Hanover Square Press, September 2022)
Praise for "The Daughter of Auschwitz"
“I read this book with gratitude and urgency. Gratitude for the courage Tova Friedman has shown in deciding to share her story. We are all the beneficiaries of such powerful witness. The urgency comes from the knowledge that as time marches on such vivid voices are becoming increasingly rare. Read this book, cherish the lessons. It is a book rooted in the terrible events of another time, but the truths it reveals are eternal.”
“One of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau tells her remarkable story… A heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive account from the 20th century’s darkest days.”
"An unforgettable and deeply moving story. Malcolm Brabant brilliantly evokes the world of the ghetto and of Auschwitz through the eyes of Tova Friedman, a small child who survived the brutality of the Holocaust."
“[A] heartrending, lyrical account of a young girl’s survival during the Holocaust."
"Absolutely riveting book. Please read it."
“This is the real thing, the horrors of the Holocaust brought shudderingly to life, and all from the point of view of a small child who could barely read or recognize numbers… It is an angry book, but it is also required reading.”
"Possibly the most astonishing book I've ever read."
