Gerda Weissmann Klein

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
Weissmann Klein in 2011
Weissmann Klein in 2011
BornGerda Weissmann
(1924-05-08)May 8, 1924
Bielsko, Poland
DiedApril 3, 2022(2022-04-03) (aged 97)
OccupationWriter, human rights activist
Spouse
Kurt Klein
(m. 1946; his death 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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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