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To play in the orchestra in Auschwitz was a gruesome affair, but it was better than the alternative

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 15 Sep

Anne Sebba's book "The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz" delves into the complex narrative of Jewish women musicians who survived Auschwitz by playing in an orchestra under Nazi supervision.

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Notes of Defiance: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Diana Blumenfeld, and the Question of Cultural Genocide

Alia Saphier in Lehrhaus · 22 Apr

Alia Saphier's article explores the concept of cultural genocide during the Holocaust, focusing on the impact on Jewish music through the lives of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Diana Blumenfeld.

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The Jewish musicians who were forced to play for the Nazis

Jewish Chronicle · 23 Jan

The harrowing yet inspiring story of Jewish musicians at Auschwitz is brought to light through two films that coincide with the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation.

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Review: The Commandants’s Shadow, The dark legacy of Höss is a real zone of interest

Jewish Chronicle · 17 Jul 2024

"The Commandant's Shadow" is a documentary by Daniela Völker that follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, as he grapples with his family's dark legacy of being associated with history's most prolific mass murderer.

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‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ tells the true story behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 28 May 2024

"The Commandants Shadow" is a new documentary that delves into the lives of the children of Rudolf Hss, the Nazi commandant of Auschwitz, exploring what they knew about the Holocaust.