Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Born: 1925-07-17
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Biography
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.
Known For
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
The Commandant's Shadow
Belsen: Our Story
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
The Last Survivors
Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Music and Power
We Want the Light
Top Movie Credits
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
Self - Concentration Camp Survivor
Belsen: Our Story
Self - Survivor
The Last Survivors
Holocaust Survivor
Music and Power
Self
We Want the Light
Self