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Simon Gronowski

Belgian jurist and Holocaust survivor; jazz pianist · Belgium · On the map · Writers · Born 1931 · age 95

Simon Gronowski is a doctor of law, lawyer, jazz pianist, Holocaust survivor and author of the autobiography "L'Enfant du XXe Convoi". He served as president of the "Association of the Jewish Deportees in Belgium. Daughters and Sons of the Deportation".

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Awards

Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown2025
Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel2020
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

His escape as a boy from a train bound for Auschwitz inspired an opera. His memoir was recounted in a children’s picture book, "Simon, le petit évadé".

Country
Belgium
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1931 · age 95