Gerda Weissmann Klein
1924–2022 (age 98)
Author and human rights activist
Biography
Gerda Weissmann Klein survived the horrors of the Holocaust and transformed that pain into a powerful voice for remembrance, writing and speaking with grace about human dignity.
She spent decades educating new generations, promoting human rights, and inspiring action with her memoirs and speeches, and she now rests at Green Acres Memorial Park.