Death of Alice Herz-Sommer

November 26, 1903 - February 23, 2014
London, England | Age 110

Oldest-known Holocaust survivor dies at 110
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ROBERT BARR, The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, died at age 110 on Sunday, a family member said. The accomplished pianist's death came just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music and her son is up for an Oscar.

Herz-Sommer died in a hospital after being admitted Friday with health problems, daughter-in-law Genevieve Sommer said.

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