Sam Heider sings
Creator(s)
- Samuel Heider (Performer)
Biographical History
Szmuel Hajder was born in Biejków, Poland, and was a survivor of the Białobrzeg ghetto. In 1942, after escaping from the ghetto and hiding for some time as a member of the Sandomierz family, Szmuel was sent to the Radom concentration camp. He was liberated from Dachau in 1945, having survived the Auschwitz, Vaihingen, Hessental, and Dachau concentration camps.
Scope and Content
Sam Heider sings. Includes 4 songs. 1. "El Mole Rachmin" a song/prayer adapted for the Holocaust with references to Auschwitz, Majdanek, Treblinka... 2. A yidishe Izohid(?) 3. 20th September(?) isonkequmen oy veh 4. "Vi is dus gesele?" (Where is the little street?), a Yiddish folk song
Note(s)
Musicologist's file contains: Typed track list; envelope and letter from Samuel Heider to Bret Werb with enclosed lyrics in Hebrew; typed index card with song background; letter from Samuel Heider to Bret Werb with song information
Genre
- Music.
- Recorded Sound