Zuzana Růžičková (Czechia, 1927-2017), Holocuast survivor
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Zuzana Růžičková (Czechia, 1927-2017) was a Holocaust survivor.
- KEYWORDS : <Czechia> <Theresienstadt> <Auschwitz> <Bergen-Belsen.
Biography
Zuzana Růžičková was born in Plzeň, Czechia, to a Jewish family. Deported to Theresienstadt in 1942, she was then sent to Auschwitz in December 1943, where she remained in the Terezin family camp until liquidation. She was sent with her mother to Germany and ultimately ended in Bergen-Belsen, until liberation. A talented harpsichordist since her childhood, after the war, she could resume her musical studies, and become an internationally acclaimed performer. She lived and died in Prague.
Literature
Autobiography: One Hundred Miracles (2019).