Diana Mara Henry

Independent scholar Diana Mara Henry (Brandeis MA 2000, Harvard B.A. 1969, Ferguson History Prize, 1967) has since 1985 translated and researched the memoirs, assembled a pioneering bibliography, and corresponded with survivors of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in Alsace, France. In 2004 she created www.natzweiler-struthof.com.  Her video interview of Phillip Maisel is at the USHMM. She has been published in the Journal for Ecumenical Studies, reviewed Resistance in the Second World War for the Journal of Military History. She has also presented at conferences and symposia at the University of Salzburg, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Genocide Studies Progam of Yale University, German Studies Association Summer Workshop at the Freie Universität of Berlin, Birkbeck University of London, Monash University, The 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and others.

 Diana's first career, as a photojournalist, was honored with exhibitions including at the National Women's Hall of Fame, Overseas Press Club/NYC, the Organization of American Historians’ Centennial Conference, and the Woodrow Wilson Center. Named special collections of her work were purchased by UMass/Amherst, The NY State Museum, the Schlesinger Library at Harvard, and the NY Public Library. Her books of photography are Women on the Move and A Life in Photography and her art is on display at saatchiart.com.

Her book I Am André, German Jew, French Resistance Fighter, British Spy will be published by Chiselbury in October 2024. It is available for discounted pre-order here.