Who was Alice Herz-Sommer?
Q: Who was Alice Herz-Sommer?
A: Alice Herz-Sommer was a Czech-British music teacher and supercentenarian from Bohemia who was also a survivor of the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Q: When was Alice Herz-Sommer born?
A: Alice Herz-Sommer was born on 26 November 1903 in Prague, Austria-Hungary.
Q: Who was Leopold Sommer?
A: Leopold Sommer was Alice Herz-Sommer's husband who was a businessman and amateur musician.
Q: What happened to Leopold Sommer during the Holocaust?
A: Leopold Sommer was sent to Auschwitz, survived the camp, but died at Dachau in 1944.
Q: Where did Alice Herz-Sommer live after the Holocaust?
A: Alice Herz-Sommer lived in Israel and worked as a music teacher in Jerusalem before moving to Belsiza Park in London in 1986.
Q: Who was Raphael Sommer?
A: Raphael Sommer, the only child of Alice Herz-Sommer and Leopold Sommer, was a cellist and conductor who died in 2001.
Q: When did Alice Herz-Sommer pass away and how old was she?
A: Alice Herz-Sommer passed away on the morning of 23 February 2014 in London, England from natural causes. She was 110 years old at the time of her passing.
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