[HANASHIR:12727] Re: Krystal Nacht song

[Josh Weinberg <joshrwein...>]

Julie,
I was under the impression that that song was writen, not fro a concentration 
camp, but from the Krakow ghetto,as an attempt to emulate the bugle boy from 
the bell tower at the city's center and to express a sense of forshadowing for 
what few wanted to believe was to come.  All in all,a very fitting kristalnacht 
song.
Joh Weinberg
 JAH29 (at) aol(dot)com wrote:Dear Adina,
     Although it's in Yiddish and not in German, the song "S'brent" comes to 
mind.  It was written by Mordechai Gebertig in a concentration camp.  In 
essence it says, "It's burning, brothers, it's burning - our poor town/city is 
in flames..........and you/we stand helpless while our city burns."
     Julie Hirsch
     Savannah, GA 


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