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Songs of the Ghetto

Cantor Abraham Brun
Songs of the Ghetto

During World War II, the term “ghetto” took on new meaning as a place where Jews in Nazi–controlled Europe were required to live, usually later to be transported to concentration camps. Ghetto residents often turned to music to express their sorrow, ease their burden, and seek courage. While many of the songs relate directly to the Holocaust, others concern Jewish life in Eastern Europe prior to the war.

The songs in this recording are sung in Yiddish, traditionally the primary secular language of Eastern European Jews. Cantor Abraham Brun (1909—1998), a Holocaust survivor, is uniquely qualified to sing these songs, having performed many of them in the Lodz Ghetto and in the concentration camps at Auschwitz.

The liner notes, written in English and Yiddish, contain the song lyrics and a brief biography of Cantor Brun.

Track Listing

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101
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:58
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102
Cantor Abraham Brun
03:33
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103
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:40
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104
Cantor Abraham Brun
01:33
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105
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:26
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106
Cantor Abraham Brun
01:40
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107
Cantor Abraham Brun
04:30
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201
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:47
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202
Cantor Abraham Brun
04:01
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203
Cantor Abraham Brun
01:31
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204
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:58
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205
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:24
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206
Cantor Abraham Brun
03:07
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207
Cantor Abraham Brun
02:35