Today, April 19, marks the start of the most intense period of fighting between the Jewish resistance and the Nazi occupation during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943. In a week of Holocaust Remembrance, many around the world are celebrating the spirit of resistance against oppression that arose during the Shoah. The Workmenâs Circle/Arbeter Ring (a 100+ year old Jewish organization committed to Yiddish culture and social justice), for one, is hosting Warsaw Ghetto Uprisig Memorials today in New York, Toronto, and elsewhere.
On this weekâs radio613, we speak with Adrienne Cooper of the Workmenâs Circle/Arbeter Ring. Our conversation explores Holocaust education and remembrance through themes of resistance and mutual aid, the work of AR and the Bund, Yiddish music as historical text, and much more. The show begins with the song âDi Shvueâ, the theme of the Bundist movement, performed by Adrienne Cooper, The New Yiddish Chorale, and The Workmenâs Circle Chorus and concludes with a rendition of âZog nit Keynmolâ from the Partisans of Vilna album.
Adrienne Cooper is one of the most acclaimed singers of Yiddish vocal music in the world today. She has written, performed, and produced countless Yiddish theatre shows, was a key part of the âKlezmer Revivalâ, and worked for a decade as Assistant Director of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
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