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Esther Bejarano

German concentration camp survivor (1924-2021) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 96

Esther Béjarano was one of the last survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. She survived because she was a player in the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. She was active in various ways, including speeches and in music, in keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive.

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2021Died10 July 20212013Blue Planet AwardAward2008Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward2004Carl von Ossietzky MedalAward1924Born15 December 1924

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Blue Planet Award2013
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2008
Carl von Ossietzky Medal2004
Clara-Zetkin-Frauenpreis
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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She was a regular speaker at the International Youth Meeting organised yearly at the Max Mannheimer Study Center in Dachau.

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2021 · aged 96

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