Ruth Apfel (music)

Mrs. Apfel, a pianist, plays Chopin's Valse de l'Adieu, (Farewell Waltz), which she played for her friends in 1942, at age 13, when saying goodbye to them. They were all running away to save their lives.

Gender: Female
DOB: March 3, 1929
City of birth: Bedzin
Country of birth: Poland
Ghettos: No
Went into hiding: Yes
Other experiences: Hid in: Angoulême (France), Le Puy (France)

 

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