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Czechoslovakian musicians died because of Gas chamber

Here are 1 famous musicians from Czechoslovakia died in Gas chamber:

Ilse Weber

Ilse Weber (January 11, 1903 Vítkovice (Semily District)-October 6, 1944 Auschwitz concentration camp) otherwise known as Weber, Ilse or Ilse Herlinger was a Czechoslovakian poet and writer. She had one child, Hanuš Weber.

Ilse Weber was also a practicing Jew, a nurse, and a songwriter. During World War II, she and her family were forced to live in the Terezín Ghetto. While there, she worked as a nurse in the ghetto's infirmary and continued to write poetry and songs. She also wrote a children's opera, "The Little One with the Dark Eyes," which tells the story of a Jewish child in hiding.

Despite being subjected to the brutality of the Nazi regime, Weber remained hopeful and used her art to uplift those around her. Sadly, she and her son were eventually sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Her husband, Willi Weber, had been deported earlier to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp where he died. Weber and her son were both killed upon arrival at Auschwitz. Her poetry and songs, which had been hidden and preserved by a friend, were later published and have been translated into many languages.

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