Songs of The Vilna Ghetto
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Songs of the Vilna Ghetto is a now out-of-print album featuring Yiddish songs from the World War II
era. The traditional songs are sung by Nechama Hendel
, Chava Alberstein
, and Shimon Israeli with accompaniment from the CBS Israel Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Gil Aldema
. The album contains an 8-page booklet with lyrics in the Hebrew language, photographs from the ghetto, and historical information about the songs in English. According to the liner notes, the recording "was prepared by the Yitzhak Kalznelson House of the Ghetto Fighters, at Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot
, Israel, in co-operation with the Vilna Organisation [sic] of Haifa."
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era. The traditional songs are sung by Nechama Hendel
Nechama Hendel
Nechama 'Nama' Hendel was an Israeli singer.She began in the IDF Nahal music troupe, and came out of the Tsahal music scene in the 1950s, first in the duet "Ran veNama" – with Ran Eliran – then later as a solo act...
, Chava Alberstein
Chava Alberstein
Chava Alberstein is an Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger.-Biography:Chava Alberstein, born in Szczecin, Poland, moved to Israel with her family in 1950. She grew up in Kiryat Haim....
, and Shimon Israeli with accompaniment from the CBS Israel Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Gil Aldema
Gil Aldema
Gil Aldema is an Israeli composer and conductor.-Biography:Aldema was born in Giv'atayim in Mandate Palestine on September 17, 1928. He graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Mannes College of Music in New York....
. The album contains an 8-page booklet with lyrics in the Hebrew language, photographs from the ghetto, and historical information about the songs in English. According to the liner notes, the recording "was prepared by the Yitzhak Kalznelson House of the Ghetto Fighters, at Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot
Lohamey ha-Geta'ot
Lohamei HaGeta'ot is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 467.-History:...
, Israel, in co-operation with the Vilna Organisation [sic] of Haifa."
Track listing
- Vilna - Chava Alberstein
- Partizaner Lied (Partisan Song) - Shimon Israeli with CBS Israel Orchestra
- Vig-Lied (Lullaby) - Helena (Nama) Hendel
- Farvos iz Der Himmel (Why Are The Heavens)- Choir
- Ich Beink Aheim (I Long for Home) - Helena Hendel
- Yugent Hymn (Youth Hymn) - Choir
- Unter Deine Veisse Shtern (Under Your White Stars) - Helena Hendel and Choir
- Itzik WittenbergYitzhak WittenbergYitzhak Wittenberg was a Jewish resistance fighter in Vilna during World War II. He became famous as the leader of the Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye, a resistance group in the Vilna Ghetto. When the Germans learned about the existence of the group, they requested from the head of the Jewish...
- Shimon Israeli - Shtiller, Shtiller (Ponar - Lullaby) - Chava Alberstein
- Tsu Eins, Zwei, Drei! (One, Two, Three!) - Choir
- Freeling (Spring)- Chava Alberstein with CBS Israel Orchestra
- Zog Nit Kein MolZog Nit KeynmolZog Nit Keyn Mol is the name of a Yiddish song written in 1943 by Hirsh Glick, a young Jewish inmate of the Vilna Ghetto...
(Partisan Song) - Shimon Israeli and Choir with CBS Israel Orchestra