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On May 1 at noon (Arizona time), there will be a virtual tribute to Gerda Weissmann Klein through the organization she co-founded, Citizenship Counts (citizenshipcounts.org). The Klein family has also

(JTA) - With Allied forces swiftly approaching during the liberation of the concentration camps, Nazis barricaded Gerda Weissmann Klein and other

Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive a presidential medal of freedom, will be remembered at a memorial May 1 after her death this month. Klein died April 3 in Phoenix, where she had lived since 1985. She was 97. Her granddaughter Alysa Cooper confirmed the…

Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor and author who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be remembered...

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Holocaust survivor, author Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97

Author, whose wartime memoir 'All But My Life' is used in high school and college curricula, was awarded the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in US

Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor and author who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be remembered at a memorial May 1 after her death this month

Weissmann Klein emerged from the depths of despair to become a bestselling author, humanitarian and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree.

Her story was told in Oscar-winning documentary, and her message of hope and love in the face of overwhelming evil was an inspiration to millions.

Klein survived the Gross-Rosen camps, married her American liberator and ultimately earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her advocacy work.