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Poisoned Angel: the Story of Alma Rose

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While at Auschwitz, the violinist Alma Rose transformed a group of female musicians into an orchestra, saving them from the gas chambers. Alyn Shipton looks at her life, her death, and the misrepresentation of her character in Fania Fenelon 's book The Musicians of Auschwitz. Producer Paul Evans

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Violinist:
Alma Rose
Unknown:
Alyn Shipton
Unknown:
Fania Fenelon
Producer:
Paul Evans
Source: Radio Times

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