Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Acting 1925-07-17 Wrocław, Poland
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
TV
⭐ 9.0
Music, War and Revolution
2018
MOV
⭐ 7.0
Belsen: Our Story
2020
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⭐ 7.2
The Commandant's Shadow
2024
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⭐ 6.5
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
2013
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We Want the Light
2004
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⭐ 7.3
The Last Survivors
2019
MOV
⭐ 8.0
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
2025
MOV
⭐ 7.1
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
2013
MOV
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
2025
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Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
2022