Alma Rosé: Vienna to AuschwitzFor Alma Ros and a handful of prisoners, music meant life as they played in afemale ensemble at Auschwitz-Birkenau. In telling Alma's heroic story for thefirst time, the authors pay tribute to her dauntless spirit and the lives shesaved. 52 photos. Line drawings. |
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