Oldest known Holocaust survivor dies
Publisher's note: The oldest known survivor of one of the darkest hours in the history of mankind has passed away. Mrs. Alice Herz-Sommer lived through the horrors of the nazi death camps and watched as her mother and husband both perished in the concentration camps. She never remarried.
Her story, recently made into a documentary, and that of all who perished by the nazis is one that must not be forgotten, lest it be repeated on an even grander scale.
Fox News: Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest-known Holocaust survivor, died Sunday morning in London at the age of 110, a family member said.
Herz-Sommer recently appeared in an Oscar-nominated documentary, Haaretz.com reported. The film, “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” is nominated for best short documentary at the Academy Awards.
Herz-Sommer's devotion to the piano and to her son sustained her through two years in a Nazi prison camp. She died in a hospital Sunday morning after being admitted Friday, daughter-in-law Genevieve Sommer said.
An accomplished pianist, Herz-Sommer, her husband and her son were sent from Prague in 1943 to a concentration camp in the Czech city of Terezin -- Theresienstadt in German -- where inmates were allowed to stage concerts in which she frequently starred.