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“Yizkor” record in memory of the martyrs of the Holocaust, 1940–1945 – on Jewish life in the ghetto and their deportation to the death camps - “Yizkor” – In memory of the martyrs of the Holocaust, 1940–1945. An artistic radio drama, written and performed by Shamai Rosenblum. The record was published under the auspices of Yad Vashem and the World Jewish Congress – an audio recording depicting the horrors of the Holocaust of European Jewry in the ghettos and their deportation to the death camps. Israel, 1958, published by Hed Arzi. “This artistic creation is itself a building block in the memorial monument to the Holocaust and deserves to be found in every Jewish home.” Rare. The record includes, among other segments: Jewish life in the ghetto during the years 1940–1944; on one of the bustling ghetto streets; the speech of the “Elder of the Jews”; an Aktion in the ghetto; a mother parting from her little Avremele; the final Jews deported from the ghetto; at the ghetto train station; inside the cattle cars; a pioneers’ song; arrival at Auschwitz; panic; SS officers conducting a selection; the final march, and more. Shamai Rosenblum, the author and performer, was born in Poland. Shortly before the outbreak of the war, after completing his studies at a dramatic arts school, he performed on stage in Poland with great success. He was confined to the Łódź Ghetto along with all the Jews and worked there as an educator while also lifting the spirits of the ghetto’s Jews through his artistic performances. In August 1944, he was taken to Auschwitz and later transferred to several other camps. Rosenblum was liberated in Austria, and after the war continued his artistic training in Vienna. In the post-war period, he gave artistic performances in European capitals and appeared before Holocaust survivors in the DP camps. From 1951, he settled in Israel and became part of the country’s cultural life through his performances. Cover: 26×27 cm. The record’s contents appear on the back cover in Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. Audio quality not tested.