In London at the age of 110, the oldest woman who survived the Holocaust died

In one of the hospitals in London at the age of 110, Alisa Hertz-Zmer died, who was considered the oldest person who survived the Holocaust, reports AP with reference to her family members.

Alice Herz-Zemmer was born in Prague in a Jewish family in 1903, she was a professional pianist. In 1943, she, along with her little son, was sent to the concentration camp Terezienstadt. In total, approximately 140 thousand Jews were sent to this camp, 3,3430 people died, another 88 thousand were later moved to Auschwitz and other concentration camps. Alice’s mother and husband also hit the camps, where they subsequently died.

In Terezienstadt, prisoners allowed the prisoners to make music, arrange concerts and make performances. According to Alice Herz-Zmer, it was music and care for the child who morally supported her. The prisoners of concentration camps were put by the Brundibar children's opera ("Bumblebee"), in which the 6-year-old son of Alice Stefan also played. In June 1944, this performance was shown by the delegation of the Red Cross, which checked the conditions for the detention of prisoners.

The pianist and her son were among about 20 thousand survivors remaining in Terezienstadt at the time of his liberation by the Soviet troops in May 1945.

In 1949, the Hertz-Zmer and her son moved from Prague to relatives to Israel. There she taught at the Jerusalem Conservatory until 1986, when her family moved to London. The son of Alice, who changed his name to Rafael Zommer, was a cellist and conductor. He died in 2011, reports ITAR-TASS.

Based on the memoirs of Alice, Hertz -Zmer, two books were written - "Garden of Raya and Hell" (2005) Melissa Müller and "Hundred Years of Wisdom" (2012) Caroline Shtressinger.

Last year, director Malcolm Clark shot about the life of the former prisoner of concentration camps Documentary film "Woman Number Six: Music saved my life." This year, this picture was nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary short film category. However, the Hertz-Zmer did not live to be announced to the announcement of the winners of the award, which will take place on the future Sunday.

According to one of the producers of the film by Nika Reed, Alice to the end retained a positive attitude towards life and said: “I think that I have a few days left, but it doesn’t matter, I lived a wonderful life. I survived many wars and lost all my husband, my beloved son. However, life is beautiful, she teaches and pleases the time and time for pessimism and hate.”