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3101 Clifton Avenue,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
513-487-3055
fax: 513-221-1842
chhe@huc.edu
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Music in the
Holocaust:
The Notes Rose Up in Flames
Each
of the eight brilliantly colored four by four feet large panels explores
a different aspect of music in the Holocaust, raising its own questions.
The amount of talent that was displaced, suppressed, and destroyed
by the Holocaust is immeasurable. Through actual documents, concert
programs, photos, and stories, the visitor is invited to marvel at
the accomplishments, be staggered by the restrictions, and grieve
at the demise of this rich, musical talent.
The overarching theme of the magic that music played for the Jewish
people locked inside Nazi Europe is very important to the exhibit.
Music was central to Jewish life; a means of expression, of resistance,
and of community. Even when they were forbidden to play and were deported
to ghettos and concentration camps, music kept them alive, a touchstone
to their humanity. This is the essence of Music in the Holocaust.
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