Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German-born cellist, Holocaust survivor, and co-founder of the English Chamber Orchestra, known for her testimony about surviving Auschwitz as a member of the women’s camp orchestra.

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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holocaust survivor
cellist
human
memoirist
witness of the Holocaust
awardReceived Federal Cross of Merit of Germany
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
birthDate 1925-07-17
birthPlace Breslau
Weimar Republic
child Maya Lasker-Wallfisch
Raphael Wallfisch
citizenship Germany
United Kingdom
coFounderOf English Chamber Orchestra
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfResidence United Kingdom
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
familyName Lasker
Wallfisch
fieldOfWork Holocaust education
chamber music
genre classical music
givenName Anita
hasLivedIn Israel
Paris
instrument cello
knownFor being a member of the women’s camp orchestra in Auschwitz
public lectures on the Holocaust
testimony about surviving Auschwitz
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf English Chamber Orchestra
women’s orchestra of Auschwitz
name Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
notableWork Inherit the Truth 1939–1945
occupation author
cellist
musician
playedInstrumentIn cello in the women’s orchestra of Auschwitz
religion Judaism
residence London
linked to: London, England
spouse Peter Wallfisch
subjectOf documentaries about the Holocaust
survivorOf Auschwitz concentration camp
linked to: AuschwitzBirkenau

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
linked to: BergenBelsen
wasPrisonerIn Auschwitz concentration camp
linked to: AuschwitzBirkenau

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
linked to: BergenBelsen

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Benjamin Wallfisch hasRelative Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Benjamin Wallfisch parent Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch name Anita Lasker-Wallfisch