Magda Hellinger

Used with the permission of Maya Lee

About The Author

Magda Hellinger was deported to Auschwitz on the second transport from Slovakia in March 1942, at the age of twenty-five. She was one of the very few to survive over three years in concentration camps. During her time in Auschwitz-Birkenau she held various prisoner functionary positions and had direct dealings with prominent SS personnel, using her unique position to save hundreds of lives.

Books by Magda Hellinger

The Nazis Knew My Name

A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage in Auschwitz-Birkenau

By Magda Hellinger and Maya Lee
With David Brewster
The “thought-provoking…must-read” (Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped) memoir by a Holocaust survivor who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage and kindness—in the vein of A Bookshop in Berlin and The Nazi Officer’s Wife.
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