The Auschwitz Violin by Maria Angels Anglada.

opens catalogue entry for The Auschwitz violin

This was my Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) read for this year. it was part of East Sussex Libraries Holocaust reading list- find the full list here: Home | East Sussex Libraries (spydus.co.uk).

Daniel was a luthier- a maker of stringed instruments- imprisoned in a concentration camp. His craft saved him from certain death when the camp Kommandant wanted a violin handcrafted. The book is about unimaginable cruelty and suffering, resilience and sadness.

A harrowing and moving read.

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