About Erika Freeman
Born 1927. Erika Freeman is an Austrian and American psychoanalyst.
Erika Freeman (née Polesiuk, born 1 July 1927, Vienna)
Freeman emigrated to the United States, where she built a career as a well-known therapist and public figure in New York City. She studied at Columbia University.
Personal life She returned to Vienna in her 90s, where she lives in Hotel Imperial. A floor of the Hotel Imperial used to be Hitler's residence when in Vienna. Freeman considers living at the hotel to be her "revenge on Hitler". In 2022, Freeman accepted Austrian citizenship following changes in Austrian citizenship law that year, which bestowed citizenship to descendants of Nazi victims.
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Austrian-born psychoanalyst
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Erika Freeman was born on 1 July 1927 in Vienna.
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Erika Freeman is a psychoanalyst.
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Erika Freeman is Austrian and American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Erika Freeman. https://biography.guide/erika-freeman/
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