Song Recordings

The Third Pogrom: a song written by the 13 year old orphan, Ayzik Flaysher from the small city of Рожище (Rozhyshche) in modern day Ukraine. Pictures courtesy of the Flaysher family.

Shotens (Shadows), words by Feyge Gurman with music adapted from the Vals Beriozka (Birch Tree Waltz) by Evgeniiy Dreizin.

Ponar, a viglid (also known as Shtiler shtiler), music by Aleksandr Wolkowyski, later Alex Tamir, and words by Szmerke Kaczerginski. One of the most popular and well-known songs from the Vilna Ghetto.

Tsu eyns, tsvey, dray (And one, two, three) - words by Leyb Rozental, music by Hanns Eisler.