Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2007) Winner
Saul Friedländer
サウル・フリードレンダー
Sauru Furīdorendā
Aliases:
שאול פרידלנדר
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-10-11 （Prague）
- Nationality
- Israeli, American
- Languages
- English, Hebrew, French, German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Prague, Czechoslovakia → France (Montluçon) → Israel → Geneva, Switzerland → Jerusalem, Israel → Tel Aviv, Israel → Los Angeles, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Essayist, Historian, Professor of History
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
- Memberships
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Institute of International Studies | — | Political Science | PhD | 1953-1963 | Switzerland |
Graduate Institute of International Studies
Political Science
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1953-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Switzerland
Studied political science in Paris 1953-1955
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Israel Prize | — | 歴史 | State of Israel | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction | The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939–1945 | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Peace Prize of the German Book Trade | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Balzan Prize | — | ホロコーストおよびジェノサイド研究 | — | 受賞 |
Israel Prize
1983
Category:
歴史
Organization:
State of Israel
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
2008
Work:
The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939–1945
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
2007
Result:
受賞
Balzan Prize
2021
Category:
ホロコーストおよびジェノサイド研究
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
When Memory Comes
1979 MemoirMemoir of Friedländer's childhood and Holocaust experiences
HolocaustIdentity
Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Years of Persecution, 1933–1939
1997 HistoryHistory of Jewish persecution in early Nazi era
HolocaustNazism
The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939–1945
2007 HistoryDetailed history of the extermination phase of the Holocaust
HolocaustGenocide
Bibliography
- Pius XII and the Third Reich
- Kurt Gerstein: The Ambiguity of Good
- Nazi Germany and the Jews
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival narrativeEnriched with victim testimonies
- Recurring Motifs
- Holocaust memoryNazi analysisJewish identity
Legacy
Renowned leading scholar of the Holocaust, recipient of numerous international awards including Pulitzer for his two-volume work on Nazi Germany and the Jews.
Trivia
- His parents were arrested by Vichy French gendarmes and gassed at Auschwitz.
- Hidden in a Catholic boarding school during WWII and converted to Catholicism.
- Immigrated to Israel on the Altalena ship.