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2019-04-10
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Righteous Among the Nations: Music Without Borders
Gitl Eisner
Gretta Hunstiger
Marty Lewis-Hunstiger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v6i1.1988
Keywords: Holocaust, Righteous Among the Nations, Garden of the Righteous, Yiddish language, Yiddish music, Klezmer, Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors without Borders, Yad Vashem
Abstract
The Garden of the Righteous, a program presented by Naye Strunes, a Minneapolis-based Yiddish music ensemble, weaves together original Yiddish music and stories of fearless individuals from among the thousands of non-Jews who risked their lives to save innocent people during the Holocaust. The program gives audience members an opportunity to reflect on the extent of courage and compassion during dark times. All proceeds are given to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), a contemporary humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to populations experiencing crises. This article explores the concept of righteousness among the nations, particularly in the context of partnership scholarship; the history and present-day renaissance of Yiddish language, music, and culture; and Médecins Sans Frontières as a contemporary example of living courageously.
