Anita Lasker-Wallfisch: The Cellist of Auschwitz
By Lilly Maier, Prins Fellowship (2025-2026)
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch: The Cellist of Auschwitz
At over one hundred years old, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is the last living member of the Auschwitz Women’s Orchestra.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was born Anita Lasker in 1925 in Breslau, a city that was German at the time but is part of Poland today. She grew up in an educated Jewish family. Anita started playing…
