Gerda Weissmann Klein
author, historian, speaker and Holocaust survivor (1924–2022)
Gerda Weissmann Klein (born Gerda Weissmann, May 8, 1924 – April 3, 2022) was a Polish-American writer, Holocaust survivor, and human rights activist. She was known for her autobiography All but My Life (1957) and it was made into a 1995 short movie, One Survivor Remembers, which received an Academy Award and an Emmy Award.[1]
Gerda Weissmann Klein | |
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.jpg) Weissmann Klein in 2011 | |
| Born | Gerda Weissmann May 8, 1924 Bielsko, Poland |
| Died | April 3, 2022 (aged 97) |
| Occupation | Writer, human rights activist |
| Spouse |
Kurt Klein
(m. 1946; died 2002) |
On February 15, 2011, Klein was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
Klein died on April 3, 2022, at the age of 97.[2]
References
change- ↑ Personal Histories: Gerda Weissmann Klein and Kurt Klein Archived 2006-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ Tapp, Tom (April 4, 2022). "Gerda Weissmann Klein Dies: Holocaust Survivor, Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipient And Subject Of Oscar-Winning Film 'One Survivor Remembers,' Was 97". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
Other websites
change- Citizenship Counts official site
- Gerda Weissmann and Kurt Klein Papers 1940s–2011 (bulk 1940s-2001). ASU Libraries, Arizona State University.
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