Singing for survival : songs of the Lodz ghetto, 1940-45 / Gila Flam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flam, Gila, 1956-

Contributor:

Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Music Archive.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Poland--Łódź--Music--History and criticism.

Jews.

Poland--Łódź.

Music.

Jews--Persecutions--Poland--Łódź.

Jews--Persecutions.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Łódź.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Songs--Poland--Łódź--20th century--History and criticism.

Songs.

Jews--Poland--Łódź--Music.

Songs--Poland--Łódź--20th century.

Genre:

Music.

Penn Provenance:

Freedman, Robert, 1929- (donor) (Freedman copy)

Freedman, Molly (donor) (Freedman copy)

Physical Description:

xv, 207 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1992]

Summary:

Gila Flam offers a penetrating insider's look at a musical culture previously unexplored--the song repertoire created and performed in the Lodz ghetto of Poland. Drawing on interviews with survivors and on library and archival materials, the author illustrates the general themes of the Lodz repertoire and explores the nature of Holocaust song. Most of the songs are presented here for the first time.

Contents:

1 The Historical Context 9

Lodz: The Ghetto 9

Lodz: The Culture 16

2 Chaim Rumkowski: The Man and the Song 30

The Man: King of the Ghetto 30

The Song: A "Hit" 34

3 Yaakov and the Street Songs 49

Yaakov's Story 49

The Street Songs 55

4 Domestic Songs 105

Miriam's Story 105

5 Other Contexts for Singing 128

The Theater 128

The Youth Organization 153

The Workplace 162

6 The Contemporary Context: Commemoration Ceremonies 170

Yizkor 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0252018176

OCLC:

23014587