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(1924-2022) Holocaust survivor, author. Gerda Weissmann Klein was born in Bielsko, Poland, and died in Phoenix, Arizona.

Full Name

Gerda Weissmann Klein

Locations

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Author's Timeline


1924

BIRTH

Gerda Weissmann was born in Bielski, Poland, on May 8, 1924.

1946

RESIDENCE

In about 1946, Ms. Klein and her husband, Kurt Klein, moved to Buffalo, New York, and lived there until 1985 when they moved to Arizona.

1957

LITWORK

All But My Life
Hill and Wang

Memoir.

1974

LITWORK

The Blue Rose
New York, NY: Lawrence Hill Books
0882080474 / 978-0882080475
Children's book.

1981

LITWORK

Promise of a New Spring: The Holocaust and Renewal
Chappaqua, NY: Rossel Books
0940646501 / 978-0940646506
Children's book.

1984

LITWORK

A Passion For Sharing: The Life Of Edith Rosenwald Stern
Chappaqua, NY: Rossel Books
0940646153 / 978-0940646155
Biography.

1986

LITWORK

Peregrinations: Adventures With The Green Parrot
Buffalo, NY: Josephine Goodyear Committee
096166990X / 978-0961669904
Children's book.

2000

LITWORK

The Hours After: Letters Of Love And Longing In The War's Aftermath
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press
0312242581 / 978-0312242589
Letters written with Kurt Klein.

2004

LITWORK

A Boring Evening At Home
Washington, DC: Leading Authorities Press
0971007888 / 978-0971007888
Nonfiction.

2007

LITWORK

Wings Of EPOH
SARRC
1891405497 / 978-1891405495
Children's book.

2009

LITWORK

One Raspberry
Klein
0615356230 / 978-0615356235

2013

LITWORK

The Windsor Caper
Martin Good
0957655401 / 978-0957655409
Children's book.

2022

DEATH

Gerda Weissmann Klein died in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 3, 2022.

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