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- Artist:
- Documentary
- Title:
- Bach In Auschwitz
- Category:
- Video-English
Documentary
Holocaust
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Order #:
00906
In 1943, the SS brought together over forty female musicians from all over Europe to perform in the Auschwitz Orchestra. They performed not only for the SS, but also for the new victims as they arrived at Auschwitz aand were herded to their death.Eleven of the"Orchestra" as they still call themselves, are still living, and on the fiftieth anniversary of Auschwitz, they met to recall their story and their unique position in the history of the Holocaust - surviving between music and extermination. Theirstory was the basis for the film, "Playing For TimeThis is a very moving and important documetary.
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