Elizabeth Svoboda
Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer based in San Jose, California and the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness.
Articles From This Author
How a Devastating Bus Accident Changed Frida Kahlo's Life and Inspired Her Art
When Frida Kahlo was 18 years old, she seemed on the verge of claiming the life she’d imagined. The daughter of a German artist father and a Mexican mother, Kahlo had wanted to be a doctor since she was a child. She was pursuing that dream through her studies at the National ...read more
After WWII, Survivors of Nazi Horrors Found Community in Displaced-Persons Camps
Though the legacy of World War II Nazi death camps looms over Europe, a lesser-known camp network arose after the war with a diametrically opposed vision: to give traumatized populations a new lease on life. Established by the victorious Allies, displaced-persons (DP) camps ...read more