Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

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.

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TV Series

West.art am Sonntag

West.art am Sonntag

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aspekte

aspekte

7
Music, War and Revolution

Music, War and Revolution

9

Movies

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

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Wir sind Juden aus Breslau

Wir sind Juden aus Breslau

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The Commandant's Shadow

The Commandant's Shadow

7.6
We Want the Light

We Want the Light

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The Last Musician of Auschwitz

The Last Musician of Auschwitz

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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

7.125
The Last Survivors

The Last Survivors

7.3
Music and Power

Music and Power

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Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

6