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title: "Alma Rose: Vienna to Auschwitz (Amadeus)"
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# Alma Rose: Vienna to Auschwitz (Amadeus)

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Alma Rose: Vienna to Auschwitz (Amadeus)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Butterfly among the ashes, a biography of Alma Rose
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2007*

Alma Rose was an incredible human being. After spending the last few evenings immersed in her biography "Alma Rose: Vienna to Auschwitz", I was touched by her ability to use her violin to transcend the evil around her.Alma was born into the musical elite of turn-of-the-last-century Vienna, the capital of arts and music in Europe. Her uncle was Gustav Mahler and her father, Arnold Rose, the famous concertmaster and conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic. She had a fabled childhood surrounded by musicians and artists.Alma studied violin from her father at an early age and later with Sevcik. She toured Europe as concertmistress of an all women's orchestra she organized, and was briefly married to violin virtuoso Vasa Prihoda.All of the fame and glamour ended however when she was captured and interned in the dreaded Auschwitz. Fearing that she was about to be eliminated she asked for her last wish to be able to play the violin. Word quickly spread that she was the Alma Rose of the Rose Quartet and before she knew it, the camp supervisor, assigned her to lead a women's orchestra. For many of the players, the orchestra was the only chance of survival. Alma took pity on people who auditioned and tried to fit them in, whether it was as accordion player, or guitarist, or if they had no playing talent, as copyist and scribe. She took her job seriously, practicing 10-12 hours a day in addition to giving "concerts". All this was under the constant stress and threat of elimination if they did not prove their worthiness to the SS in charge.Alma maintained a musicality, and in those moments while playing music, they were transported out of their nightmare and back to the preWar Vienna, playing in a cafe. The music also affected both SS and prisoners alike, and on the Sunday concerts, prisoners strained to hear and grasp a small slice of beauty while SS overlords sat in the front row weeping with emotion. How they could love music so much and then turn around and kill mercilessly was beyond the comprehension of the survivors.Alma saved the lives of many women, and even though she perished, her bravery and dedication lives on in the stories of the survivors she helped.The author Richard Newman based the book on firsthand knowledge, primary sources such as letters and interviews with survivors, relatives, friends and contemporaries. He maintained a historical accuracy and honest portrayal of Alma's life. You will be touched while unable to grasp the enormity of the horrors that faced the people who were interned in the death camps.I read this book alongside with "Night" by Elie Wiesel who arrived at Auschwitz shortly before Alma's death. Both books are highly recommended although extremely sad, they show the resilience of the human spirit in absolutely horrible conditions.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    life without music is no life at all
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2012*

Alma Rose's story is the most famous summary that confirms the name of the title I gave it. - Instead of just condemning the German Nazi Leader Hitler , his co- leaders and above all the then German people who did not fight it but accepted it and were , consequently , very much responsible for the biggest crime in history , Alma  Rose just stuck close to her musical life - Even today in 2012 , the German people's Halocaust guilt seems to linger on. I just read in a Top German Newspaper (die Zeit ) that the German Government lately completed a survey where Germans could list their hopes, problems and disappointments they see in the future of Germany. The Zeit Paper Editor commented that the survey was not a success because , the editor stated, the readers hardly participated and he blaimed them for the failure ! , which I believe is completely wrong !The Germans DID NOT speak up before & during the Holocaust time and still have not learned or, which is even more important ,  have not been taught that in a democracy , speaking up is a key and most  honorable endeavor ! - Can you just see how very different the answers to  a similar survey in our country would have been .

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Realistic and Heart rending portrayal of a remarkable and complex woman
  

*by L***K on Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2008*

"Alma Rose: Vienna to Auschwitz" by Richard Newman with Karen Kirtley is the kind of biography I enjoy  most.  The author provides the reader with not only a fascinating story of the Rose family but also brings to life the time in which these people lived.  We see Alma' s life as a privileged young girl and woman.  The many twists and turns of fate, poor judgement and unfortunate circumstances brings her to Auschwitz toward the end of WW11.  Her time in the concentration camp reveals a remarkable individual existing under the most inhuman conditions.  Her talent and strength of character resulted in her saving the lives of many woman who were members in the women's orchestra, of which she was the leader.  An excellent, informative and ultimately powerful read.

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