Cordelia Edvardson

Cordelia Maria Edvardson (née Langgässer; 1 January 1929 – 29 October 2012) was a German-born Swedish journalist, author and Holocaust survivor. She was the Jerusalem correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish daily newspaper, from 1977 to 2006.^[1] Edvardson reported extensively on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict,^[1] remaining a columnist for Svenska Dagbladet after leaving her post in 2006.^[1]

Cordelia Edvardson
Photo of journalist and Holocaust survivor Cordelia Edvardson
Born	Cordelia Maria Langgässer (1929-01-01)1 January 1929 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Died	29 October 2012(2012-10-29) (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Journalist, author
Parent(s)	Hermann Heller Elisabeth Langgässer
Relatives	Lukas Heller (half-brother) Bruno Heller (nephew) Zoë Heller (niece)

Background

Edvardson was born in Munich, Germany, in 1929.^[1] She was raised Catholic.^[1] However, since her father, Hermann Heller, was Jewish, Edvardson was arrested by the Nazis and deported to the Theresienstadt and Auschwitz concentration camps during the Holocaust.^[1] Her maternal grandfather had also been Jewish, and converted to Catholicism.

After immigrating to Sweden after World War II, Edvardson began her journalism career. In 1984, she published an autobiography documenting her life as a Holocaust survivor, which earned her the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis literary prize.^[1]

Passing

A plaque at Edvardson's childhood home in Berlin, marking her deportation to Auschwitz.

Cordelia Edvardson died from an illness in Stockholm on 29 October 2012, at the age of 83.^[1]

References

1. "Swedish journalist, Auschwitz survivor Cordelia Edvardson dies at 83". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

Further reading

• Cordelia Maria Edvardson at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon