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Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) Birkenau (Concentration camp) Eger, Edith Eva Holocaust survivors United States Biography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita Poland Wrocław Prisoners of war World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisonsFilter By Subjects
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) Birkenau (Concentration camp) Eger, Edith Eva Holocaust survivors United States Biography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita Poland Wrocław Prisoners of war World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisonsSummary: Why was classical music so important to Hitler and Goebbels? The film centers around two people who represent musical culture during the Third Reich albeit in very different ways. Wilhelm Furtwängler was a star conductor; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of the infamous Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Both shared a love for classical German music. The world-famous conductor made a pact with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUSSummary: At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele (The Angel of Death), forced her to dance for his amusement. This dance saved her life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021