THE SHOAH (I-II)
– Songs in the Face of Death
| This two-part series is structured around the Yiddish songs of the Holocaust, many of which were written and composed by the victims during the war and as the atrocities unfolded. These songs, and others that fit their experiences, were sung in that most hopeless of times by people awaiting their fate. A few were sung afterward in the ruins, and later, in remembrance. Some tapestries have elements woven with a shiny, metallic thread in copper, brass, silver, and gold. They symbolize God’s own Creation which was the constant and beautiful background to the brutality, murder, despair, and sadness. A witness who could not testify. Maybe with these songs, a sound from the Shoah will linger. |
