On 22 October 2025, the Hungarian-Jewish Auschwitz survivor Éva Fahidi would have been 100 years old. To mark this occasion, the Éva Fahidi Prize will be awarded for the first time on 30 October in Budapest. The prize was established by renowned conductor Adam Fischer, a member of Éva Fahidi’s family, and Eva’s partner Andor Andrasi. The International Auschwitz Committee is also one of the supporters and sponsors of the prize. It has been established in honour of Éva Fahidi, who lost 49 relatives during the Holocaust, including her parents, grandparents, and sister.

Despite – or perhaps because of – the atrocities she experienced, she gave hundreds of lectures at public events, schools, and universities in both Germany and Hungary during the last decades of her life.

The message of all her statements, interviews, and public appearances was always the same:

The hatred of one person directed toward another person or toward an entire group of people must be overcome.

Also in memory of Éva Fahidi on 30 October, the Hungarian translation of Christoph Heubner’s book ‘Durch die Knochen bis ins Herz’ (Through the bones into the heart), will be presented. The translation was inspired by Éva Fahidi and created by her friend Zsusana Ivanyi. It will be published in Budapest by Wesley.

Hungarian was the language most commonly spoken in Auschwitz. Hungarian Jewish families formed the largest group of people deported to Auschwitz, with the majority being killed in the gas chambers of Birkenau immediately on their arrival. This is the reason why Christoph Heubner feels the translation of his book into Hungarian is especially important:

I'am deeply moved that Éva Fahidi adopted this book during her lifetime and made it her cause. Zsuna Ivanyi created the translation in the spirit of her friend Éva. I am very grateful for that.’

Book presentation

Conversation
Christoph Heubner: Author
Zsuzsanna Iványi: Translator
Gabor Iványi (Wesley): Publisher
Júlia Váradi: Moderator

Musical accompaniment
Judit Lukacs: Piano

Date
30 November 2025 11 a.m.

Venue
FUGA Budapest Center of Architecture
Petőfi Sándor utca 5
1052 Budapest

Books

A csonton át a szivig

Christoph Heubner
Wesley Publishing

Durch die Knochen bis ins Herz

Christoph Heubner
ISBN 978-3-95829-937-5
Steidl Verlag
First published April 2021

Go to German edition

Photos from Christoph Heubner's book presentation on October 30 in Budapest on the occasion of Éva Fahidi's 100th birthday.