Auschwitz escapee plays piano in lockdown

Auschwitz escapee plays piano in lockdown

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norman lebrecht

December 01, 2020

Meet Simon Gronowski.

As a boy he jumped off a train to Auschwitz, where the rest of his family were murdered.

Today, he uplifts the morale of his neighbours in Brussels, playing jazz from an open window in lockdown.

Simon is 89.

Comments

  • Martin Carpenter says:

    Here he is playing with Woody Allen

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlrE1CARm9A

  • Greg Bottini says:

    Mazal tov, Simon.

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