Alice Herz-Sommer - R.I.P.

[Bryn]

A truly great human being passes.

[Barbirollians]

Extraordinary and wonderful woman . Her autobiography is well worth a read and I hope BBC4 will be showing the Nupen film made when she was already well over 100 .

The Lady in No 6 sounds like it will be very much worth seeing.

[amateur51]

I learned about her from salymap's written appreciation of the television programme mentioned.

What a life

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

What a life

Yes! And what a defiantly positive response to the worst features of that life.

[Flay]

Very touching

For 30 years I have eaten the same, fish or chicken. Good soup, and this is all. I don't drink, not tea, not coffee, not alcohol. Hot water. I walk a lot with terrible pains, but after 20 minutes it is much better. Sitting or lying is not good."

She added: "I am looking for the nice things in life. I know about the bad things, but I look only for the good things.

"The world is wonderful, it's full of beauty and full of miracles. Our brain, the memory, how does it work? Not to speak of art and music … It is a miracle."

[Beef Oven!]

A truly great human being passes.

One of the most amazing people, ever. Truly great.

To have been through what she had, and to see the world as she did.....

"I am looking for the nice things in life. I know about the bad things, but I look only for the good things.

"The world is wonderful, it's full of beauty and full of miracles. Our brain, the memory, how does it work? Not to speak of art and music … It is a miracle."

RIP

[teamsaint]

A truly extraordinary person.
RIP

[BBMmk2]

So forgiving

[ardcarp]

On today's Woman's Hour (R4) they played an interview with Alice H-S, first broadcast in 2006

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01sv9kg

(Ignore the picture that comes up!)

It includes her playing, recorded in her late 90s I gather. At the age of 102 she was remarkably alert and spoke with great clarity. An amazing person indeed.