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Helga Hošková-Weissová
Helga Hošková-Weissová, also Helga Weiss, (born 10 November ) is a Czech artist, and a Holocaust survivor. She is known for her drawings that depict life at Terezín and her diary, which was published in
Helga Hošková-Weissová | |
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| Born | () 10 November (age&#;95) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Education | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Alma&#;mater | Academy of Fine Arts, Prague |
| Known&#;for | Drawing, Painting, Writing, |
| Notable work | Pictures from Wandering Through the Holy Land |
| Awards | Medal of Merit, Josef Hlávka medal |
Biography
Helga Hošková-Weissová was born on 10 November in Prague-Libeň to an assimilated Jewish family.
Her mother, Irena Fuchsova, was a seamstress and her father, Otto Weiss, worked at the state bank in Prague. She was raised in Prague, and shortly after her twelfth birthday on 10 December ,[1] she and her parents were deported to the Terezín ghetto.[2][3] Although th