Songs from Auschwitz
Imprisoned in Auschwitz, Krystyna 呕ywulska turned to poetry and music, creating some of the most remarkable songs of this tragic era.
Professor Shirli Gilbert explores the story of 呕ywulska. Imprisoned in Auschwitz, 呕ywulska turned to poetry and music, creating some of the most remarkable songs of this tragic era. Born in Poland in 1914, Jewish political prisoner Krystyna 呕ywulska was sent to Auschwitz in 1943. There she was given a very unusual job. She worked at the Effektenkammer, the storage facility for the personal items confiscated from arriving prisoners. This role turned out to be a gift. It gave 呕ywulska the space and shelter to secretly compose many poems and songs of resistance and optimism, which quickly became popular and spread throughout the camp. She also put on musical events, in secret, to raise the spirits of other Auschwitz inmates.
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