Edith Eger

Edith EgerEdith Eger is a non-fiction author and psychologist in the US. Eger is a Holocaust survivor who has written about her experience with the Nazis and the journey to recovery. She also informs us of the tools she uses to help those suffering from the post-traumatic disorder to rebuild their lives. After the torture in the various concentration camps, Edith was rescued and taken to American Fields hospitals. She married Béla (Albert) Eger, a fellow Jewish survivor she met at the hospital, and they had a daughter. The couple later fled to the US in 1949 after a communist threat. Edith started university in the US and had her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology by 1978. She has been practicing ever since and has written memoirs about her experiences as a Holocaust survivor and a therapist.