When many of us reflect on the Holocaust, the beauty of the arts is the farthest thing from our minds. Yet in the death camps of Auschwitz, Dachau, and elsewhere, creativity in captivity flourished as imprisoned artists composed and performed in inhuman conditions.
On June 18, the State Department hosted foreign diplomats, NGO representatives, academics, and others at a multi-media event, "Lost Music of the Holocaust."
It is difficult to imagine how one could create in the face of the adversity and trauma experienced in the concentration camps and throughout Nazi-occupied...more




