Rescuing the Repertoire of the Yiddish Shoah Song
Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za This presentation highlights the life and career of Vilna-born poet and anthologist Shmerke Kaczerginski. Known for his pre-war revolutionary folksongs, Kaczerginski was a vital creative force in the Vilna ghetto and later joined an underground partisan unit. During the war, he began...