Simon Gronowski
| Simon Gronowski | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Simon Gronowski October 12, 1931 Brussels |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Claire Huybrechs |
| Children | 2 children |
| Parent(s) |
Léon Gronowski Chana Gronowski |
| Relatives | Ita Gronowski (sister) |
Simon Gronowski (born October 12, 1931) is a Doctor of Law, from the Université libre de Bruxelles, a jazz pianist, and the president of the Union of Jewish deportees in Belgium.
Gronowski was born in Brussels, and survived the Holocaust by escaping deportation in Convoy No. 20 train, on 19 April 1943, which would have taken him to Auschwitz. He then lived through the rest of the war in hiding, with his father Léon Gronowski.
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
External links
- Althea Williams, Sarah Ehrlich (19 April 2013). "Escaping the train to Auschwitz". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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