Alma Rosé

“A violinist named Henek in Auschwitz played Schubert’s ‘Serenade’ for prisoners walking to their deaths, survived the war, and never played again.”

The short answer: the viral tale of “Henek” — a violinist at Auschwitz who played Schubert’s “Serenade” as prisoners were led to the gas chambers, survived the war and never played again — is not supp...