Texte remanié de: Diss Ph. D.--jiddischen Sprache und Literatur--Hamburg Universität, 2002. / Contient un glossaire des termes yiddish. Bibliogr. p. 278-297.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-67).

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2005. / System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded Nov. 29, 2001, Sept. 5, 2002, Apr. 8, 2004, and Apr. 21, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-67).

During the years of the Holocaust, song literature was needed to fulfill the unique needs of people caught in an unimaginable nightmare. The twelve years between 1933 and 1945 were filled with a brutal display of man's inhumanity to man. Despite the horrific conditions or perhaps because of them, the Jewish people made music, and in particular, they sang. Whether built on a new or an old melody, the Holocaust song literature continues to speak to those of us who are willing to listen. This body of work tells the world that these people lived, suffered, longed for vengeance, loved, dreamed, prayed, and tragically, died. This repertoire of songs is part of the legacy, the very soul of the Jewish people. This study contains a brief look at the historical circumstances, and through the song literature of Hirsh Glick, Mordechai Gebirtig and Simon Sargon, life within the ghetto, the concentration camp, the decisions families had to make, the choices to fight back against incredible odds, the place of faith within this nightmare, and a look at the lives and works of the composers themselves.