Same Nationality? Grünberg vs. Brauner

"Alexandru Nicolschi (born Boris Grünberg, his chosen surname was often rendered as Nikolski or Nicolski; Russian: Александр Сергеевич Никольский, Alexandr Sergeyevich Nikolsky; June 2, 1915–April 16, 1992) was a Romanian communist activist, Soviet agent and officer, and Securitate chief under the Communist regime. Active until the early 1960s, he was one of the most recognizable leaders of violent political repression."

"Born to a Jewish family in Tiraspol (part of Imperial Russia at the time), he was the son of Alexandru Grünberg, a miller."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Nicolschi

"Involved in the interrogation of Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, he ensured Soviet intervention in the proceedings,[26] and was personally responsible for the arrest of Lena Constante."

"Victor Brauner (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈviktor ˈbrawner], also spelled Viktor Brauner; June 15, 1903 – March 12, 1966) was a Romanian Jewish painter of surrealistic images."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Brauner

"Harry Brauner (February 24, 1908, Piatra Neamţ – March 11, 1988, Bucharest) was a Romanian ethnomusicologist, and composer, professor of music, director of the Institut de Folklor in Bucharest (1949-1950). [1] He is the brother of Victor Brauner and the husband of Lena Constante. Harry Brauner is known as Constantin Brăiloiu's disciple and colleague. Brauner was implicated in the show trial against Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu and spent 12 years in prison, most of it in solitary confinement; he was later rehabilitated [...] and worked as a researcher and journalist."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Brauner