David Wisnia songs written in Auschwitz (Oswiecim)
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David Wisnia songs written in Auschwitz (Oswiecim)
David Wisnia songs written in Auschwitz (Oswiecim)
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Consists of the handwritten lyrics to four songs:"Oświęci" (in Polish),"Oświęci" (in Yiddish),"Mendel" (in Polish), and"Schweig, Herzele, Schwei" (in Yiddish), written by David Wisnia while imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. The lyrics were smuggled out of the camp in a metal can by Wisnia's friend, Isaiah Kalfus, during the evacuation of the camp. Also includes sheet music for"Oświęci" written in 1984, as well as an audiocassette of the songs.
The collection is arranged as a single series.