Time to Speak, about her experiences before and during the war, was published in 1992 and was translated into several languages. It was adapted for the theatre by Sam McCready and performed at the Lyric Theatre during the Belfast Festival in 2009. It was also performed at Exeter Synagogue in 2010. She died at her home in Belfast on 31 December 2009, aged 93. A dance studio at the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast is named after her. Awards In the 2001 Birthday Honours, Helen Lewis was appointed MBE for her services to contemporary dance. She was awarded honorary doctorates by Queen's University, Belfast and by Ulster University. References Further reading Jaffe, Steven (2022). "First Lady of Dance and Survivor: Helen Lewis". Jewish History in Northern Ireland. Retrieved 21 March 2022. Keogh, Dermot (1998). Jews in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Refugees, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Cork University Press, 336 pp. Lewis, Helen (1992). A Time To Speak. Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 132 pp. External links Helen Lewis Items From The Linen Hall Theatre and Performing Arts Archive, YouTube, 27 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022. Lewis, Helen. I Remember the Holocaust (video made in 2000 by MediaAble Productions). Northern Visions Archive For educators: A Time to Speak – Helen Lewis. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust 1916 births 2009 deaths 20th-century British Jews 21st-century British Jews Auschwitz concentration camp survivors British autobiographers British choreographers Contemporary dance choreographers Contemporary dance in the United Kingdom Czech female dancers Czech Jews Czechoslovak emigrants to the United Kingdom Dance teachers Holocaust survivors Irish autobiographers Irish choreographers Jewish concentration camp survivors Members of the Order of the British Empire Modern dancers People associated with Queen's University Belfast People associated with Ulster University People from Trutnov Stutthof concentration camp survivors Theresienstadt Ghetto survivors Women choreographers Women in World War II