Gerda Weissmann Klein
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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; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2002) |
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]
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]
Gerda Weissmann Klein Media
Photograph of elementary school class focusing on Gerda and cropping out all other students.
Gerda Weissmann Klein's birthplace in 2025 (the house has been extensively rebuilt since the 1930s)
References
- ↑ 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. Gerda Weissmann Klein Dies: Holocaust Survivor, Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipient And Subject Of Oscar-Winning Film 'One Survivor Remembers,' Was 97. Deadline Hollywood (April 4, 2022). Retrieved April 4, 2022.
Other websites
- Citizenship Counts official site
- Gerda Weissmann and Kurt Klein Papers 1940s–2011 (bulk 1940s-2001). ASU Libraries, Arizona State University.
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