Alice Herz-Sommer

Alice Herz-Sommer
Alice Herz-Sommer
Background information
Birth name	Alice Herz
Born	26 November 1903; Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 February 2014 (aged 110); London, England
Genres	Classical music
Occupation(s)	Pianist, music teacher

Alice Herz-Sommer, also known as Alice Herz (26 November 1903 – 23 February 2014), was a Czech-born Israeli classical pianist, music teacher, and supercentenarian who survived Theresienstadt concentration camp. She lived for 40 years in Israel, before emigrating to London in 1986, where she resided until her death, and at the age of 110 was the world's oldest known Holocaust survivor until Yisrael Kristal was recognized as such.^[1]^[2]

^ Tom Gross, "The Lady In Number 6", 12 November 2010; accessed 13 November 2014.
^ Obituary, The New York Times, 28 February 2014; accessed 13 November 2014.

[1] Tom Gross, "The Lady In Number 6", 12 November 2010; accessed 13 November 2014.

[2] Obituary, The New York Times, 28 February 2014; accessed 13 November 2014.

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