Herbert Friedman Graduate Fund for Holocaust Studies
The Herbert Friedman Graduate Fund for Holocaust Studies was established in 2024 in memory of Holocaust survivor Herbert Friedman by his son Mark Friedman and other family members. The fund provides financial support to an outstanding graduate student whose work focuses on some aspect of the Holocaust.
About Herbert Friedman
Born in Vienna in 1924, Herbert Friedman was, at the age of 14, one of 10,000 children who were sent to England on the Kindertransport [the children’s transport] to escape Nazi persecution. He was later reunited with his parents and brother in the United States, where he served in the US Army and became a successful pharmacist. Watch Mark Friedman discuss his father's life and his reasons for establishing this fund in his memory.
Our Inaugural Recipient
Eyal Handelsman Katz (PhD English '25) was the first student to be awarded the Herbert Friedman Graduate Fund for Holocaust Studies. Click here to view his documentary, Słabe Jajko, about his grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor. You can also listen to him speak about his other academic work in Holocaust Studies here.