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Hero of the Holocaust: Rudolf Schwarz.

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Hero of the Holocaust: Rudolf Schwarz.
Hero of the Holocaust: Rudolf Schwarz. Austrian-Jewish pianist and conductor of Berlin Jewish Orchestra and musical director of Jewish Culture, Society of Berlin. T.L.S. on letterhead of Jewish Culture Society, 1 p., Aug. 31, 1939, in German, shortly prior to outbreak of World War II. To Prof. Loewe (personal friend of Herzl) at Tel Aviv Municipal Library, stating copy of Sept. 1939 monthly enclosed. Schwarz was transported to Auschwitz in 1943, then Sachsenhausen and lastly to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Twice condemned to death, each time he was saved. He was found in 1945 by British troops, unconscious with typhoid. He recovered, conducting at Bournemouth in 1947, and later, Chief Conductor of BBC Symphony. Fine.