Concerts of the Jewish Orchestra in the Łódź Ghetto During the Second World War Cover Image

Koncerty symfoniczne żydowskiej orkiestry w getcie łódzkim w czasie drugiej wojny światowej
Concerts of the Jewish Orchestra in the Łódź Ghetto During the Second World War

Author(s): Antonina Wiatr
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Jewish studies, Music, Special Historiographies:, History of the Holocaust
Published by: Koło Naukowe Studentów Muzykologii UJ
Keywords: Łódź ghetto; Holocaust; cultural life; World War II

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses concerts organised by the prisoners of the Łódź Ghetto and presents them within the cultural context. The research focuses on concerts conducted by Teodor Ryder, with preserved posters and programmes used as sources. The preserved concert reviews written in the ghetto contribute to the better understanding of the events. The analysis of the discussed materials provides an opportunity to demonstrate the musical life in the ghetto and to answer the question about the role of music in the life of its citizens.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 04 (47)
  • Page Range: 197-213
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish