Binem Grunstein b. 26 February 1921

Also known as William Grunstein
  • Artist (Painter)
His skill at portrait painting enabled Binem Grunstein to survive the Nazi concentration camps in World War II. After the war he immigrated to Australia, where he painted landscapes and other works for his own pleasure.
Tags: Holocaust survivor, Jewish, Warsaw Ghetto
Name
Binem Grunstein
Also known as William Grunstein
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • farm labourer (ANZSIC code: 1351) 1941 - 1943 Sydney, NSW
  • kitchen hand 1949 - c.1952
  • Dressmaker and manufacturer 1951 - c.1970
Tags:
Holocaust survivor
Jewish
Warsaw Ghetto
Birth date
26 February 1921
Birth place
Warsaw, Poland
Death date
8 January 2013
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1943 - c.2008
Arrival
  • 1949
Residence
  • 1921 - 1941 Poland
  • 1941 - c.1943 (working in the countryside)
  • 1943 - 1945 concentration camps, Various, Poland, Germany
Training
  • art, commercial art, c.1950 - c.1954 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Polish
Languages
  • Polish
  • Yiddish