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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

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99 Years Old

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German born Jewish cellist and a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz. She and her sister Renate were sent to Auschwitz in December 1943 on separate prison trains. During the Belsen Trial which took place from September to November 1945 Anita testified against among others the camp commandant Josef Kramer, camp doctor Fritz Klein and deputy camp commandant Franz Hössler who were all sentenced to death and hanged that year.

Born

Wrocław, Poland on 17th July 1925

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aspekte
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West.art am Sonntag
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Music, War and Revolution Image
Music, War and Revolution
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The Commandant's Shadow Image
The Commandant's Shadow
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The Last Musician of Auschwitz Image
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
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Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz Image
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
Self - Concentration Camp Survivor
Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz Image
Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
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The Last Survivors Image
The Last Survivors
Holocaust Survivor
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Music and Power
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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Image
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
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We Want the Light Image
We Want the Light
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Wir sind Juden aus Breslau
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