Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
MBE
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch in 2007
Born (1925-07-17) 17 July 1925
Breslau, Germany
OccupationCellist
Known forHolocaust survivor who performed in the Auschwitz women's orchestra
SpousePeter Wallfisch
ChildrenRaphael Wallfisch, Maya Lasker-Wallfisch
RelativesEdward Lasker (uncle); Elizabeth Wallfisch (daughter-in-law); Benjamin, Simon and Joanna Wallfisch (grandchildren)

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch MBE (born 17 July 1925) is a German-British cellist, and a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Wallfisch co-founded the English Chamber Orchestra and she has been honoured and thanked by the British and German governments for her work. Her portrait is part of the Royal Collection.

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