
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
- Date of Birth: 1925-07-17
- Place of Birth: 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 priso... 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.

Music, War and Revolution
Documentary • 2018 September

The Commandant's Shadow
Documentary, History, War • 2024 May

The Last Survivors
Documentary • 2019 January

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Documentary • 2013 May

aspekte
Talk, Documentary • 1965 October

Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
Documentary, History • 2013 March

The Last Musician of Auschwitz
Documentary, History • 2025 May

Music and Power
Music, Documentary • 2018 January

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
Documentary • 2022 November

Wir sind Juden aus Breslau
Documentary • 2016 November