Filla from 1950. She worked as an artist and raised a family. After the Velvet Revolution in November 1989, she exhibited her art many times both in Prague and in other places in Europe. In 2009, she was interviewed by a nonprofit, Post Bellum, for their Stories of the 20th Century Project. As of February 2013, at the age of 83, Helga still lives in the flat she was born in and the same flat from which she was deported from in 1944. Awards and honors In 1993, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston for her lifetime achievements. In 2009, she was also awarded the Josef Hlávka medal. In October 2009, Vaclav Klaus presented her with the Medal of Merit. Publications Her account of her experiences before and during the Holocaust, Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp (), was published by W. W. Norton & Company on 22 April 2013. References External links Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp - Book Information "Arriving at Auschwitz, October 4, 1944" - An excerpt from Helga's Diary 1929 births Living people Artists from Prague Jewish artists Czech Jews Czech women artists Theresienstadt Ghetto survivors Czech women writers Auschwitz concentration camp survivors