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Thursday, January 27, 2005
The Cellist
Today is the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the worst of the Nazi death camps. One of the survivors--Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, 79--was saved from the gas chambers by her ability to play the cello. Here�s a chilling excerpt from an interview she gave to SPIEGEL. Read the whole thing and make your kids read it so they don�t show up at parties wearing Nazi arm bands.
Lasker-Wallfisch: Of course. Someone asked me: "Will the war be over soon? What was it you used to do?" And what I said next probably saved my life. I said: "I play the cello." "Fantastic," was the person's response. I really didn't understand that at first. Here I am in Auschwitz and they need cellists? It seemed completely crazy to me.
SPIEGEL: How did the procedure continue?
Lasker-Wallfisch: Well, first they went away and I was left standing there, naked, bald and with a toothbrush in my hand. It wasn't until later that I understood what that meant. Naturally, the people in Auschwitz didn't get toothbrushes. That was the first privilege, a toothbrush. And then Alma Rose approached me...
SPIEGEL: ... the niece of Gustav Mahler and a renowned musician who directed the camp orchestra in Auschwitz...
Lasker-Wallfisch: ... exactly. And all she said was: "Wonderful, we need a cello. We don't have a cello here."
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Today is the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the worst of the Nazi death camps. One of the survivors--Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, 79--was saved from the gas chambers by her ability to play the cello. Here�s a chilling excerpt from an interview she gave to 
