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Shony Alex Braun
Romanian-born Hungarian Jewish violinist, Holocaust survivor, classical composer and actor
Shony Alex Braun (born Sándor Braun; Cristuru-Secuiesc, Romania, July 14, 1924[1]– Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2002)[2] was a Romanian-born Hungarian Jewish violinist, Holocaust survivor, classical composer and actor. He played bit parts in the TV shows Perry Mason, WKRP in Cincinnati and the film '68.[3] He died of pneumonia on October 4, 2002, aged 78.[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Sándor Braun, nicknamed "Sanyi" or "Shony", was fourth of six children. He was also known by his Hebrew name, Yitzhak. He was a violin prodigy. He and his family were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. He was moved to several camps and ended up in Dachau, where he would regularly play the violin for SS officers in exchange for extra food rations.[6]
After the Holocaust he married Shari Mendelovitz, also a Holocaust survivor, and resumed his violin studies. He emigrated to the United States in 1950.[7] He composed the "Symphony of the Holocaust" and performed it with a live orchestra in 1992 in Dayton, Ohio. He recorded 11 albums of continental and Gypsy music. Many of the compositions were his or
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Sandor Braun
Often known as Sanyi, Sandor was born to religious Jewish parents in a small city in Transylvania, a province that had been ruled by Hungary until 1918. During the 1930s his home city was renamed I.G. Duca in honor of a slain Romanian leader. The fourth of six children, Sandor was also known by his Hebrew name, Yitzhak. The Brauns knew Yiddish, Hungarian, Romanian and Hebrew.
1933-39: Before Sandor's fourth birthday, a babysitter took him on an outing into the forest. When she fell asleep he wandered away. Some Roma (Gypsies) found and took care of him. He loved their music; he wanted a violin of his own. Three days later they returned him to his distraught parents. For Sandor's next birthday he was given a small violin and began music lessons. He practiced whenever he could. His mother said he practiced too much.
1940-45: Deported by the Germans in May 1944 [to Auschwitz and then to Kochendorf], Sandor eventually ended up in Dachau, where an SS guard, promising extra food, entered his barracks with a violin, asking if anyone could play. Three people, including Sandor, volunteered. The first played well, but their work boss smashed his skull with an iron pipe. The second, too scared to play, was kicked to death. Then the violin was handed to Sandor. He paused a
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