Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch in April 2015
Born (1925-07-17) 17 July 1925 (age 99)
Breslau, Weimar Republic
(now Wrocław, Poland)
NationalityGermany, United Kingdom
OccupationCellist
Known forHolocaust survivor who performed in the Auschwitz women's orchestra
RelativesEdward Lasker (uncle)

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (born 17 July 1925) is a German cellist. She is a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz.[1][2]

In December 2020, Lasker was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Moss (13 January 2005). "Anita Lasker Wallfisch profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  2. ↑ Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (2003). "Testimony from "Survival: Holocaust Survivors Tell Their Story"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "www.bundespraesident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Pressemitteilungen / Bundespräsident ehrt Holocaustüberlebende Anita Lasker-Wallfisch und Henrietta Kretz". www.bundespraesident.de. Retrieved 2021-06-01.