Biography:

 

Anita Schorr, born Pollakov was a role model for many. In recent years, she had been very active with schools and ADL(Anti-Defamation League) to share her early life story of bullying.

Born before World War II, in Brno, Czechoslovakia, she experienced up close the invasion of German troops in her town. The slow degradation her family will suffer until they are finally sent to a promising town that is nothing but a concentration camp.

In collaboration with Marion Stahl, she published several books sharing her experience as a young girl. She received many awards.  She was awarded the ‘Exceptional Leader Award’ by Senator Richard Blumenthal, the ‘Distinguished Community Leadership Award’ by Governor Nancy Wyman, and the State of Connecticut General Assembly Official Citation. These recognitions were celebrated during the ADL Centennial Gala on December 11, 2013.

References:

1. Anita Schorr Legacy: “Her Bravery will always be Remembered” http://AnitaSchorr.com
2. “Anita” My Early Life by Marion Stahl, CorpWell Publishing – September 2013 – https://anitaschorr.com/book/
3. “Anita’s Piano“, by Marion Stahl, CorpWell Publishing – September 5, 2014 – Award: Montaigne Award Finalist 2015
4. “Be a Hero. A Witness to History” Teen version. CorpWell Publishing.
5. “Holocaust Survivors and their Descendent Educate next Generation” Greenwich
6. Citizen, November 2013
7. “Hers Among Us” by Cynthia Brian with Express Yourself Radio. Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 at 12 Noon ET. Retrieved 01/26/2018.
8. Remembering Anita Schorr — Holocaust Survivor And Hero, Westport News, April 18, 2016. Retrieved 01/24/2017