Yizkor

For a biography of Secunda (composer of"Bei Mir Bistu Shei" and other classics), see www.milkenarchive.org/artists/view/sholom-secunda. 

Yizkor 

Cassette dub. Sholom Secunda. Yizkor: in memory of the six million: an oratorio. Ethnic Music Pub Co, 1967"Yizko" (Hebrew, memorial prayer) is an oratorio created by Sholom Secunda (music) and Samuel Rosenbaum (text). The work premiered on ABC television's long-running religious program"Direction" in April 1973, and helped bring Holocaust history and commemoration to the attention of a broad American audience. The broadcast performance featured cantor Richard Tucker (lead singer) and Howard Da Silva (narrator); a recording was released on LP that same year. 

Musicologist's file contains: Kol Nidre Service / Richard Tucker; program and lyrics. For details on the LP, see www.discogs.com/Richard-Tucker-2-Howard-Da-Silva-Bianca-Sauler-Seymour-Schwartman-Yizkor-In-Memory-Of-The-Six-Millio/release/10460960.