Laura Hillman

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Laura Hillman (born Hannelore Wolff; October 16, 1923 – June 4, 2020) was a German-born American survivor of Holocaust concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was also a Schindlerjude, who survived the Holocaust with the help of Oskar Schindler.[1]

In 2005, she published a young adult book about her experiences during the Holocaust which is titled i will plant you a lilac tree – a memoir of a Schindler's list survivor. She was born in Aurich, Ostfriesland, Germany.

Hillman died on June 4, 2020 in Rossmoor, California at the age of 96.[2]

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  1. "Laura Hillman Biography at Simon & Schuster". archive.is. 2013-04-13. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. "Laura Hillman, Holocaust survivor, dies at 96". June 11, 2020.