Speaker: Anita Lasker Wallfish. Anita Lasker Wallfisch was born in Breslau (now Wroclaw), the youngest of three sisters. Her parents were deported in 1942. Arrested & sent to prison that year, she was sentenced for 'Forgery, Attempted Escape & Helping the Enemy’ & sent to Auschwitz/ Birkenau in 1943 where she became the only cellist in the Women's Orchestra. Transported to Bergen Belsen November 1944 & liberated by the British Army on 15th April 1945, she has lived in England since 1946, becoming a founder member of the English Chamber Orchestra with which she still plays today. She has written a book about her experiences, ‘Inherit the Truth,' published by Giles de la Mare. Times 7.30 Buffet (please bring something if you can) 8.00 Talk & discussion, followed by social ending.
Surviving Auschwitz.
Sat, 08/02/2014 - 19:30
Regular event?:
This is not a regular event
Town/City:
LONDON
Postcode:
E11 4LJ.
Organised by:
News From Nowhere Club.
Member:
Organiser is not an NFP member
Price:
Free Entry (Donations Welcome)
Venue:
Epicentre, West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ.
Contact:
Enquiries 0208 555 5248 or 07443 480 509 http://www.raymondwilliamsfoundation.org.uk/NfNHome.html
info@newsfromnowhereclub.org.uk
Wheelchair Accessibility:
yes