# Nechama Tec

> Nechama Tec was a Polish-American historian who was professor emerita of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. She received her Ph.D. in sociology at Columbia University, where she studied and worked with the sociologist Daniel Bell, and was a Holocaust scholar. Her book When Light Pierced the Darkness (1986) and her memoir Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood (1984) both received the Merit of Distinction Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. She is also the author of the book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans on which the film Defiance (2008) is based, as well as a study of women in the Holocaust. She was awarded the 1994 International Anne Frank Special Recognition prize for it.

*Polish historian (1931–2023)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1931-05-15
- **Died:** 2023-08-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 11.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Platforms
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## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450506)
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