Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sent a letter of condolence to Ariel, the grandson of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest-known Holocaust survivor. Herz-Sommer passed away Sunday in London. "I didn't know your grandmother, but her name preceded her and her life story is an inspiration to many of our people," the prime minister wrote. "Throughout her life she had a smile on her face and she was kind and welcoming to everyone. Your grandmother's life story is the story of our people these past two generations," the letter said. "Your grandmother was born at the beginning of the 20th century to a well-known Jewish family. Dear Ariel, I am with you at this difficult time. I have no doubt that as the son of a Jewish, Zionist family you will keep her memory alive and pass her legacy on to the next generation of your family," Netanyahu concluded. Herz-Sommer, a pianist and music teacher, was born in Prague on Nov. 26, 1903 and interned in the Czech concentration camp Theresienstadt from 1943 to 1945. She is the subject of a documentary film, "The Lady in Number 6: How Music Saved my Life," which has been nominated for an Oscar.
PM sends condolences to family of 110-year-old Holocaust survivor
Pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, who was deported to Theresienstadt in 1943, is the subject of the Oscar-nominated short documentary "The Lady in Number 6: How Music Saved my Life" • Netanyahu: Her life is the story of our people these past two generations.
Load more...