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Shony Alex Braun (born Sándor Braun; Cristuru-Secuiesc, Romania, July 14, 1924 – Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2002) was a Romanian-born Hungarian Jewish violinist, Holocaust survivor, classical composer and actor.
Sandor (Shony) Alex Braun describes how music gave him the strength to survive while imprisoned in concentration camps. Shony was born to religious Jewish parents in a small Transylvanian city. He began to learn the violin at age 5. His town was occupied by Hungary in 1940 and by Germany in 1944.
Shony Braun recalls his time in the Dachau concentration camp. A violinist, Shony was selected to play music for the SS officers. He believes that he would have been killed, if not for his...
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Sandor (Shony) Alex Braun describes playing the violin for SS guards in Dachau. after two prisoners before him had been killed. Shony was born to religious Jewish parents in a small Transylvanian city. He began to learn the violin at age 5.
Apr 5, 2024 · Shony Alex Braun survived four Nazi death camps because of music and the violin. It’s a story that has been told through the music he wrote afterward, and now in a film documentary about his life, his legacy and how his daughter fulfilled his final wish.
Jan 24, 2024 · Shony Alex Braun was a Hungarian violin prodigy who survived four Nazi death camps and composed a symphony in his mind. The documentary Symphony of the Holocaust follows his daughter's quest to fulfill his dream of performing the symphony at Auschwitz.
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Oct 9, 2002 · Shony Alex Braun, 70, Holocaust survivor, violinist and composer who wrote a “Symphony of the Holocaust,” died Friday in Los Angeles of pneumonia. Born in Transylvania, Braun was...
