Laks, Szymon, 1901-1983 (Nombre personal)

His Dziennik pisany w biały dzień, 1981: t.p. (Szymon Laks)

LC data base, 9-28-83 (hdg.: Laks, Szymon, 1901- )

His O kulturze z cudzysłowem i bez, 1984: t.p. (Szymon Laks) p. 4 of cover (d. Dec. 11, 1983)

Le sous-titrage de films, c1957: t.p. (Simon Laks)

Mélodies d'Auschwitz, 2004: t.p. (Simon Laks)

Boosey & Hawkes WWW home page, viewed March 2, 2006 : Simon Laks page (Simon Laks, 1901-1983; composer of art and film music, conductor, survivor of Auschwitz, wrote on film music)

His 3e quatuor a cordes, 2012: page 2 (deported to Auschwitz II-Birkenau July 1942; deported to Dachau October 1944)

Wikipedia, April 29, 2019 (Simon (Szymon) Laks (1 November 1901 - 11 December 1983) was a Polish composer and violinist; born in Warsaw; was born a Russian citizen. He studied mathematics in Vilnius and Warsaw. In 1921, he entered the Conservatoire of Warsaw, the capital of the newly independent Poland. He became a Polish citizen; in 1941, Simon Laks, a Jew, was arrested by the German authorities and interned in the camp at Pithiviers, close to Orléans. He was deported to Auschwitz in July 1942; in 28 October 1944, he was transferred to the Dachau concentration camp. On 29 April 1945, the camp was liberated by the American army. On 18 May, he was returned to Paris and became a French citizen; died in Paris)