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Hana Brady

Hana Brady, Jewish-Czech Holocaust victim (died 1944)

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Born
May 16, 1931
Died
October 23, 1944
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1931

About Hana Brady

Hana "Hanička" Brady was a Czechoslovak Jewish girl murdered in the gas chambers of the German concentration camp at Auschwitz, located in the occupied territory of Poland, during the Holocaust. She is the subject of the 2002 non-fiction children's book Hana's Suitcase, written by Karen Levine. In February 2004, Lara Brady, Hana's niece, discovered inconsistencies between the suitcase on display and the suitcase pictured with Hana's friend after the war in the 1960s. Said Levine: I first read about Hana's suitcase in December 2000. In October 2006, the book won the Yad Vashem award, presented to George Brady at a ceremony in Jerusalem. The story of Hana Brady and how her suitcase led Ishioka to Toronto became the subject of a CBC documentary.

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Hana Brady timeline

  1. Said Levine: I first read about Hana's suitcase in December 2000.
  2. She is the subject of the 2002 non-fiction children's book Hana's Suitcase, written by Karen Levine.
  3. In February 2004, Lara Brady, Hana's niece, discovered inconsistencies between the suitcase on display and the suitcase pictured with Hana's friend after the war in the 1960s.
  4. In October 2006, the book won the Yad Vashem award, presented to George Brady at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

The world when Hana Brady was born

Hana Brady was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hana Brady's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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