Summary: In 1945, the BBC broadcasted one reporter's description and field recording of a Shabbat service conducted on the grounds of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in the days following its liberation.
Important for both old and young to hear. This audio document has the power to deepen knowledge and rock spirits. The British broadcaster who opens the piece describes the scene and provides a background in a way that elevates journalism to a level seldom, if ever, reached by reporters of today. As for the liberated prisoners of the concentration camp, their singing contains hell and hope at the same time. Most of us may never have heard anything like it. There are scars in their voices.
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Produced by David Isay and Henry Sapoznik
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Eric Brotman
Posted on April 21, 2005 at 12:18 PM | Permalink
Review of Bergen-Belsen
Important for both old and young to hear. This audio document has the power to deepen knowledge and rock spirits. The British broadcaster who opens the piece describes the scene and provides a background in a way that elevates journalism to a level seldom, if ever, reached by reporters of today. As for the liberated prisoners of the concentration camp, their singing contains hell and hope at the same time. Most of us may never have heard anything like it. There are scars in their voices.