Holocaust Survivor and Westport Resident Anita Schorr Dies

WESTPORT, CT - Holocaust survivor and Westport resident Anita Schorr has passed away, First Selectman Jim Marpe announced Friday.

"It was with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of Anita Pollak Schorr," said Marpe in a statement. "Our community has lost a courageous woman. Anita was a Holocaust survivor and Westport resident since 1985. Although her entire family was killed by the Nazis and she herself was sent to the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, Anita lived to see the end of the War. She immigrated to Israel and was one of the first four women to serve in the Haganah, the precursor to the Israeli Defense Forces.

"Anita made it her mission to tell the story of what happened to her and to the six million other Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis. For the last 20 years that audience included Westport students. She also developed a program to help middle school teachers incorporate the Holocaust into their curriculums.

"On behalf of the Town of Westport, and as its First Selectman, I extend my condolences to Anita’s family and friends."

Photo: Anita Schorr