Nechama Tec
Polish-American historian (1931–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nechama Tec (née Bawnik, 15 May 1931 – 3 August 2023) was a Polish-American historian who was Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.[1] She received her Ph.D. in sociology at Columbia University, where she studied and worked with the sociologist Daniel Bell, and was a Holocaust scholar. Her book When Light Pierced the Darkness (1986) and her memoir Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood (1984) both received the Merit of Distinction Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. She is also the author of the book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans on which the film Defiance (2008) is based, as well as a study of women in the Holocaust. She was awarded the 1994 International Anne Frank Special Recognition prize for it.[2]
Nechama Tec | |
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Born | Nechama Bawnik (1931-05-15)15 May 1931 Lublin, Poland |
Died | 3 August 2023(2023-08-03) (aged 92) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Spouse | Leon Tec (m.1919–2013; his death) |