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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Acting
Born: 1925-07-17
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

10 Works
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
8.0

The Last Musician of Auschwitz

2025

movie

The Commandant's Shadow
7.2

The Commandant's Shadow

2024

movie

Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
6.5

Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

2013

movie

Music, War and Revolution
9.0

Music, War and Revolution

2018

tv

Belsen: Our Story
7.0

Belsen: Our Story

2020

movie

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

2025

movie

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

2022

movie

The Last Survivors
7.3

The Last Survivors

2019

movie

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
7.1

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

2013

movie

We Want the Light

We Want the Light

2004

movie