ALICES PIANO

The Life of Alice Herz-Sommer

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"How music provided hope in one of the world's darkest times--the inspirational life story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest living Holocaust survivor" Alice Herz-Sommer was born in Prague in 1903. A talented pianist from a very early age, she became famous throughout Europe; but, as the Nazis rose to power, her world crumbled. In 1942, her mother was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp and vanished. In 1943, Alice, her husband and their six-year-old son were sent there, too. In the midst of horror, music, especially Chopin's "Etudes, " was Alice's salvation. Theresienstadt was a "show camp," a living slice of Nazi propaganda created to convince outsiders that the Jews were being treated humanely. In more than a hundred concerts, Alice gave her fellow prisoners hope in a time of suffering. Written with the cooperation of Alice Herz-Sommer, Melissa Muller and Reinhard Piechocki's "Alice's Piano" is the first time her story has been told. At 107 years old, she continues to play her piano in London and bring hope to many.
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€ 19,95 binnen Nederland
Schrijver
Mueller, Melissa, Piechocki, Reinhard
Titel
ALICES PIANO
Uitgever
ST MARTINS PR 3PL
Jaar
2012
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
382
Gewicht
567 gr
EAN
9781250007414
Afmetingen
248 x 171 x 38 mm
Bindwijze
Hardback

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