Yes, We Sang!: Songs Of The Ghettos And Concentration Camps

Yes, We Sang!: Songs of the Ghettos and Concentration Camps

From Library JournalHolocaust survivor Kalisch has made a life work of collecting songs from fellow victims, singing them in recitals and now presenting 25 of them (most in Yiddish) with detailed, heartbreaking background stories in this unique, moving book. With stories of composers, poets, and singers; memories of the ghettos and camps; and breadth of coverage, this book is both a history and a haunting cultural and spiritual document. A useful guide to Yiddish pronunciation is included. Some of the songs are in Hungarian or German; all have English translations. Keyboard accompaniments are for intermediate-level performers. Highly recommended for medium and large public libraries. Bonnie Jo Dopp, District of Columbia P.L.Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.