Elsa Pollak

Elsa Pollak
Born1911 (1911)
Died2006 (aged 94–95)
Herzliya, Israel
Known forStatues portraying the Holocaust
Notable workThe Pit, Auschwitz 5170
Awards1992 Sussman Prize for Artists Depicting the Holocaust, Yad Vashem

Elsa Pollak (1911 - 2006) was an Israeli sculptor and an Holocaust survivor, born in Slovakia. She is known for depicting the victims of the Holocaust in her art.[1]

  1. ^ Brutin, Batya (6 December 2021). Etched in Flesh and Soul: The Auschwitz Number in Art. De Gruyter. p. 117. doi:10.1515/9783110739961. ISBN 978-3-11-073996-1. S2CID 245101291.