Fania Fénelon
Fania Fénelon | |
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 Holocaust survivor Fania_Fénelon,_in_the_1930s. | |
| Born | September 2, 1908 |
| Died | December 19, 1983 (aged 75) |
| Known for | highly celebrated Holocaust survivor |
Fania Fénelon was a Holocaust survivor, who wrote a well received memoir, Playing for Time.[1] In it Fenelon described being chosen as a member of an orchestra of talented Jewish musicians, who were spared execution in order to play in the death camp.
In 1980 CBS broadcast a made-for-tv movie, based on her memoirs, also entitled Playing for Time.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "From 1983: Fania Fénelon, 74; Memoirs Described Auschwitz Singing". The New York Times. 1983-12-22. Retrieved 2026-06-17.