Gerda Weissmann Klein

Gerda Weissmann Klein (born Gerda Weissmann, May 8, 1924 – April 3, 2022) was a Polish-American writer, Holocaust survivor, and human rights activist. She was known for her autobiography "All but My Life" (1957) and it was made into a 1995 short movie, "One Survivor Remembers", which received an Academy Award and an Emmy Award.
On February 15, 2011, Klein was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
Klein died on April 3, 2022, at the age of 97.