Amram Deutsch & Esti (Jahr) Shnek (repeats) for International Holocaust Day

Amram Deutsch & Esti (Jahr) Shnek (repeats) for International Holocaust Day

Show notes

On 27 January 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, was liberated by the Soviet Army. This Jan 27, 2018, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. We are observing the day by re-airing portions of interviews with two survivors of the death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  • Amram Deutsch is a survivor of Auschwitz from Sighet, now living in Los Angeles. Originally recorded and aired in 2015.
  • Esti Shnek (maiden name Jahr) is a survivor of Auschwitz from Jasina, Czechoslovakia (which is now Yasinya, Ukraine), now living in Haifa. Originally recorded and aired in 2017.
  • Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
  • Holocaust songs to conclude:
    • Adrienne Cooper: Shtiler, Shtiler
    • Chava Alberstein: Zog Nit Keynmol
    • Norbert Horowitz: Farvos Iz Der Himl Geven Nekhtn Loyter?
    • Norbert Horowitz: Shtil, Di Nakht Iz Oysgeshternt

Air Date: Jan 24, 2018

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Amram Deutsch

Amram Deutsch

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Esti Shnek

Esti Shnek

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