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Nechama Tec | |
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| Born | Nechama Bawnik 15 May 1931 Lublin, Poland |
| Died | 3 August 2023 (aged 92) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Spouse | Leon Tec (m.1919–2013; his death) |
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]
- ^ "Stamford Campus Directory: Tec, Nechama". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Patterson, David; Berger, Alan L.; Cargas, Sarita, eds. (2002). Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature. Oryx Holocaust Series. Greenwood. p. 195. ISBN 978-1573562577. Retrieved 18 April 2015.