THE UNDYING FLAME Ballads and Songs of the Holocaust JERRY SILVERMAN 110 songs in Yiddish, German, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Ladino, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Norwegian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Hungarian and English With extensive historical notes, illustrations, piano arrangements, guitar chords, and singable English translations A CD OF 14 SONGS FROM THE BOOK IS INCLUDED The book is divided into three main sections: 1. The Gathering Storm: 1933 –1939 2. Shoah: 1940 – 1945 3. Kaddish: A Post-War Retrospective |
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The collection opens with a lengthy introduction which places the songs in their historical perspective. ln addition, each of the songs is preceded by descriptive material – sometimes on a personal level supplied by survivors. • Section One contains material from, pre-war German concentration camps, anti-Nazi songs (particularly as related to the “Jewish question” in Germany, and other anti-Fascist songs, such as those arising from the Spanish Civil War. • Section Two is made up of songs inspired by the terrible events of the “Final Solution”– including songs of the camps, ghettos aad resistance. • Section Three consists of post-war and contemporary songs reflecting on the Holocaust, by such composers as Pete Seeger, Torn Paxton, Janis lan, Si Kahn, as well as European composers such as Mikis Theodorakis. All the 110 songs are presented in their 16 original languages as well as with singable English translations. There are over 300 pages of songs and text. The book is illustrated with never-before seen archival photos and drawings. |
