Strauss, Leopold (* 21.1.1897)

Identifier
PERSON.ITI.1001105
Type of Entity
Person

History

Born 1897 in Vienna. Died 1944 in Auschwitz. Austrian cabaret artist and son of the operetta composer Oscar Strauss. Strauss wrote some of the most popular song texts and cabaret texts in Terezín like "Die Stadt Als Ob". Transported to Terezín in October 1942. Transported to Auschwitz in October 1944.