Fumiko Ishioka | |
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石岡史子 (
Japanese) Ishioka Fumiko ( Hepburn) | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) |
Translator Teacher |
Years active | 1999-present |
Known for | Hana's Suitcase |
Fumiko Ishioka ( Japanese: 石岡史子; Hepburn: Ishioka Fumiko, born 1970) is a Japanese translator. [1]
After finishing an MA in Development Studies at Leeds University in England in 1995, Ishioka spent two years working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2]
In 1999 she was appointed executive director of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center. [2] Visiting Auschwitz in 1999, Ishioka requested a loan of children's items that would convey the story of the Holocaust to other children. The museum loaned her a child's suitcase, which had a name, a birthdate and the German word, Waisenkind (orphan) written on it. [3] [4] Ishioka began researching the life of the owner of the suitcase, Hana Brady, and eventually found her surviving brother in Canada. [5] The story of Brady and how her suitcase led Ishioka to Toronto became the subject of a CBC documentary. [3]
Karen M. Levine, the producer of the documentary, turned the story into a book; it received the Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for non-fiction and the National Jewish Book Award. [6] The book received a nomination for the Governor General's Award and was selected as a final award candidate for the Norma Fleck award. It has been translated into over 20 languages and published around the world. [7] In October 2006, the book won the Yad Vashem award, presented to George Brady at a ceremony in Jerusalem. [8]
Fumiko Ishioka | |
---|---|
石岡史子 (
Japanese) Ishioka Fumiko ( Hepburn) | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) |
Translator Teacher |
Years active | 1999-present |
Known for | Hana's Suitcase |
Fumiko Ishioka ( Japanese: 石岡史子; Hepburn: Ishioka Fumiko, born 1970) is a Japanese translator. [1]
After finishing an MA in Development Studies at Leeds University in England in 1995, Ishioka spent two years working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2]
In 1999 she was appointed executive director of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center. [2] Visiting Auschwitz in 1999, Ishioka requested a loan of children's items that would convey the story of the Holocaust to other children. The museum loaned her a child's suitcase, which had a name, a birthdate and the German word, Waisenkind (orphan) written on it. [3] [4] Ishioka began researching the life of the owner of the suitcase, Hana Brady, and eventually found her surviving brother in Canada. [5] The story of Brady and how her suitcase led Ishioka to Toronto became the subject of a CBC documentary. [3]
Karen M. Levine, the producer of the documentary, turned the story into a book; it received the Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for non-fiction and the National Jewish Book Award. [6] The book received a nomination for the Governor General's Award and was selected as a final award candidate for the Norma Fleck award. It has been translated into over 20 languages and published around the world. [7] In October 2006, the book won the Yad Vashem award, presented to George Brady at a ceremony in Jerusalem. [8]