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Alice Herz-Sommer

Also Known As: Alice Sommer, Alice Sommer Herz , Alice Herzová-Sommerová, Alice Sommer-Herz

Biography: Alice Herz-Sommer (1903-2014), was a Czech-born Israeli classical pianist, music teacher, and supercentenarian who survived Theresienstadt concentration camp.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Adult: No

Birthday: November 26, 1903

Age: 121 years old

Gender: Female

Deathday: February 23, 2014

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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

Overview: The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. She discusses the importance of music, laughter, and how to have an optimistic outlook on life.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2013-05-31

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Overview: The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Interviews with: Alice Sommer Herz, Jacques Stroumsa, Evgeny Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Toby Perlman, Michael Haas, Elyakim Ha’etzni, Norman Lebrecht, Margaret Brearley, Paul Lawrence Rose, Daniel Barenboim, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Uri Toeplitz & Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Featuring: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Cologne Cathedral Children’s Choir & Cologne Opera Chorus.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2004-10-22

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Overview: Documentary about pianist and Holocaust survivor Alice Sommer Herz. In the concentration camps she played more than 100 concerts, and credits music for saving her life.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2009-04-03

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