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Fritz LhnerBeda , born Bedich Lwy, was an Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer. Murdered in Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp and nearly forgotten, many of his songs and tunes remained popular up to today.
LhnerBeda was born Bedich Lwy in Wildenschwert, Bohemia in 1883. In 1888, his family moved to Vienna, and in 1896 changed their surname to the less Jewish surname Lhner. Having passed his Matura exams, he began the study of law at the University of Vienna, where he became a member of the Jewish Kadimah student association. After he had obtained his doctorate, he worked as a lawyer from 1908 onwards. A dedicated football player, he was among the founders of the Hakoah Vienna sports club in 1909.
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