Abstract
A legend that captures the imagination of audiences and shapes
representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration
camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as
men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers.
This book traces the origins of this legend to a little known
concentration camp in Ukraine where musicians were forced to
perform a Jewish tango at executions before they themselves were
murdered. By reconstructing the creation of this legend, the book
shows how the
representations of the Holocaust is that in Nazi concentration
camps Jewish musicians were forced to play a Tango of Death as
men, women and children made their way to the gas chambers.
This book traces the origins of this legend to a little known
concentration camp in Ukraine where musicians were forced to
perform a Jewish tango at executions before they themselves were
murdered. By reconstructing the creation of this legend, the book
shows how the
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Leiden; Boston |
| Publisher | Brill Publishers |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789004525078 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789004525061 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Jews, Judaism, and the Arts |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Brill |
| Volume | 3 |
Keywords
- Memory, Myth, Shoah, Death Camps, Camp orchestras, Executions, Auschwitz, Janowska, Ukraine, Lviv, Nuremberg trial, Soviet Propaganda, Wagner, Paul Celan, Fugue of Death
