Leopold Kozłowski

Sound

November 26, 1918 (100 years)

† May 12, 2019

Peremyschljany, Ukraine

Biography

Leopold Kozłowski-Kleinman (November 26, 1918 – May 12, 2019) was a Polish composer, conductor and pianist. He was an artistic director of The Jewish Theatre in Warsaw as well as the Gypsy group Roma. He worked as a musical consultant for the folk group Rzeszowiacy. He founded The Dance and Song Group of the Krakow’s military district. In Poland Kozłowski was referred to as ‛The Last Klezmer Of Galicia’.

Filmography

7.5

And the Violins Stopped Playing

This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.

6.5

Austeria

During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.

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