Willy Rosen
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Willy Rosen was a German composer
, songwriter
, and renown cabaret player. Rosen was Jewish and was killed in Auschwitz concentration camp
on 29 September 1944.
Rosen was born Julius Rosenbaum or Wilhelm Julius Rosenberg in Magdeburg
, Germany. In 1942, Rosen was incarcerated in Westerbork concentration camp, and in 1944 deported to Auschwitz concentration camp.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and renown cabaret player. Rosen was Jewish and was killed in Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
on 29 September 1944.
Rosen was born Julius Rosenbaum or Wilhelm Julius Rosenberg in Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, Germany. In 1942, Rosen was incarcerated in Westerbork concentration camp, and in 1944 deported to Auschwitz concentration camp.
Sources
- Smelik, K. A. D.; Pomerans, Arnold, Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002. ISBN 9780802839596
- Silverman, Jerry, http://books.google.com/books?id=LWZni-dTJcsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+undying+flame:+ballads+and+songs+of+the+Holocaust+:+110+songs+in+16+languages+with+extensive+historical+notes,+illustrations,+piano+arrangements,+guitar+chords,+and+singable+English+translations&hl=en&ei=bRNnTbeHHcGs8Abw6IzACw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=falseThe Undying Flame: Ballads and Songs of the Holocaust], Syracuse University PressSyracuse University PressSyracuse University Press, founded in 1943, is a university press that is part of Syracuse University. The areas of focus for the Press include Middle East Studies, Native American Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Irish Studies and Jewish Studies, among others. The Press has an international...
, 2002. ISBN 9780815607083 - Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress of Jewish Studies , Part 4, World Union of Jewish Studies, 1986