Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Acting•Born July 17, 1925 (age 101)•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
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Music, War and Revolution
TV Series2018
We Want the Light
Movie2004
7.0
Belsen: Our Story
Movie2020
7.2
The Commandant's Shadow
Movie2024
6.5
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
Movie2013
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Movie2025
Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
Movie2022
8.0
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
Movie2025
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 17, 1925
Place of BirthWrocław, Poland
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