Schwarz, Rudolf

1905-1994, conductor and pianist. 1933 Dismissed from his post as musical director at the Landestheater (state theatre) in Karlsruhe. 1936-1941 Directed the orchestra of the Cultural Federation of German Jews in Berlin. 1943 Deported to Auschwitz, from there sent to Bergen-Belsen via the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen. Emigrated to Sweden after the war ended. Later directed several renowned symphony orchestras in Britain.