Alice Herz-Sommer, 1903-2014 The pianist Alice Herz-Sommer survived the Theresie
nstadt concentration camp, attended Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem, and along the
way befriended some of the most fascinating historical figures of our time, fro
m Franz Kafka to Gustav Mahler, Leonard Bernstein and Golda Meir. A Century of W
isdom is her story: a testament to the bonds of friendship, the power of music a
nd the importance of leading a life of maternal simplicity, intellectual curiosi
ty, and never-ending optimism.