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Henry Rosmarin sings a lullaby that his mother would sing to him as a child. He recalls his mother singing around the house a lot during his youth.
clip, male, jewish survivor, henry rosmarin, music, DOR15 / Thursday, April 16, 2015
Klara Benjamin-Belkin was liberated from Bergen-Belsen in 1945 and after the war she pursued her passion in music and became the principle cellist in a symphony for 20 years. In this testimony clip she plays one of her favorite pieces.
clip, music, jewish survivor, Klara Benjamin-Belkin, DOR15 / Thursday, April 16, 2015
Victor Borge was originally born in Copenhagen, but fled to Sweden once Nazis occupied Denmark during World War II. He managed to escape to the United States in 1940 on one of the last neutral ships leaving Europe. While in the U.S, Borge went on to become a famous comedian, conductor, and pianist. In this clip, he is playing a lullaby written by one of his father’s friends.
clip, male, jewish surivor, victor borge, DOR15, music / Thursday, April 16, 2015
Anita Lasker Wallfisch recalls how she came to be the cellist in the female orchestra in Auschwitz. She talks extensively about the orchestra's conductor and music instructor, Alma, painting her in a positive light.
Wallfisch, Anita, jewish survivor, music / Thursday, April 16, 2015