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David Mouriquand

'Violin of hope': Secret note hidden in Dachau-built musical instrument found after 80 years

Prior to the central commemorative ceremony of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp, a secret note which has remained hidden all these years reminds us that hope can survive even in the most horrific of places.

The note was written by Franciszek “Franz” Kempa, a Jewish prisoner of the Nazi concentration camp. He hid it inside a violin he had crafted under harrowing circumstances.

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