ISBN:
9789004525078
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (136 Seiten)
Year of publication:
2023
Series Statement:
Jews, Judaism, and the Arts volume 3
Series Statement:
Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Haan, Willem de Tango of death
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Lʹviv
;
Jews Persecutions
;
Lʹviv
;
Jews Persecutions
;
Lemberg
;
Konzentrationslager
;
Judenvernichtung
;
Tango
;
Geschichte 1943
;
Konzentrationslager
;
Musik
;
Judenvernichtung
;
Geschichte 1940-1945
;
Konzentrationslager
;
Legende
;
Zwangsarbeitslager Lemberg-Janowska
;
Orchester
Abstract:
A legend that captures the imagination of audiences and shapes representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers. This book traces the origins of this legend to a little known concentration camp in Ukraine where musicians were forced to perform a Jewish tango at executions before they themselves were murdered. By reconstructing the creation of this legend, the book shows how the actual history is hidden, distorted, or even lost altogether
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Preliminary Material /
,
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004525078
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