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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Born 1925-07-17Wrocław, Poland
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Last Musician of AuschwitzSelfJacqueline du Pré: Genius and TragedySelfThe Commandant's ShadowSelfMusic Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of AuschwitzSelfBelsen: Our StorySelf - SurvivorThe Last SurvivorsHolocaust SurvivorMusic and PowerSelfWir sind Juden aus BreslauSelfThe Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My LifeSelfWarwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of AuschwitzSelf - Concentration Camp SurvivorWe Want the LightSelf