Essay On Leopold Rosner

The Holocaust proved to be a very difficult time for many, not only did it crush their physical lives it also denied them of all their freedoms. Leopold Rosner was born in Krakow, Poland on June 26 in the year 1918. He came from a family of many musicians that were very talented. At a very early age he picked up the musical trade, or family business if you will, and began to play the accordion. He played professionally with his father at Jewish functions and then before the war went around Poland playing his music with his brothers. In September of 1939 when Germany invaded his family moved from Krakow to Tyniece, a rural town just outside of Krakow. While there they performed in exchange for potatoes or flour, whatever could help keep them on their feet. Soon enough he and his family were rounded up and placed in the Krakow ghetto. Yet Leo and his brother Henry continued to play their music at Polonia, one of the ghetto cafe’s. Music
Three years later in 1949 they moved to Melbourne, Australia and he formed a twelve piece band. He continued his life long tradition of playing well into his eighties making him popular Melbourne’s musician buisness and Australian Holocaust survivors community. Rosner suffered from Alzheinmer’s diseases in his later years of life, but was still able to perform at him and his wives 65th wedding anniversary. Sadly, later that year Leopold Rosner passed away at the age of 90 due to complications with the disease on October 10, 2008. Leopold was a prime example of strenght in such difficult times for his people. He took his one true passion in life and used it to get him out of a terrible situation, while also using it to make others feel better in their own situation. Nevertheless none of this would have been possible without Oskar Schindler, without him Leopold would never been able to find his freedom in his