Alice herz sommer biography of mahatma
Alice Herz-Sommer: Biography of an Artist and Survivor.
Alice herz sommer biography of mahatma
Alice Herz-Sommer
Israeli classical pianist (–)
For the pacifist who immolated herself, see Alice Herz.
Alice Herz-Sommer | |
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| Birth name | Alice Herz |
| Born | ()26 November Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 23 February () (aged&#;) London, England |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, music teacher |
Musical artist
Alice Herz-Sommer, also known as Alice Herz (26 November – 23 February ), was a Czech-born Israeli classical pianist, music teacher, and supercentenarian who survived Theresienstadt concentration camp.
She lived for 40 years in Israel, before emigrating to London in , where she resided until her death, and at the age of was the world's oldest known Holocaust survivor until Yisrael Kristal was recognized as such.[1][2]
Early life
Alice Herz was born in Prague, in the Kingdom of Bohemia (a part of Austria-Hungary) in the modern-day Czech Republic, to Friedrich and Sofie "Gigi" Herz.
Herz's family was part o