A garden of eden in hell: The life of Alice Herz- Sommer.
TitleA garden of eden in hell: The life of Alice Herz- Sommer.
Author
Call number940.5318092/0648
Object number08183
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherPan Books
Year of publication
2008
Physical description341p.
MaterialBook
ISBN9780330451598
Description
Alice Herz-Sommer was born in Prague in 1903. She was a talented pianist and in 1943 was deported together with her husband and six-year-old son to Theresienstadt. In the camp music was her salvation, giving her the strength to create a happy childhood for her son. Her music inspired her fellow inmates and gave them strength in that terrible place. This is her story