Holocaust Heritage

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The Cello Still Sings Publisher's summary

A sweeping history of three generations darkened by the long shadow of the Holocaust, The Cello Still Sings is a vivid, moving, and true story of personal discovery. As a child Janet is haunted by the eerie hush surrounding her parents' experiences. George and Katherine, two professional musicians and Holocaust survivors, bury the memories of who and what they were before, silencing the past in order to live.

Janet finally unravels her Holocaust heritage when she stumbles upon a clue. After the war, George performed morale-boosting programs throughout Bavaria in a twenty-member orchestra of concentration camp survivors. Although Janet also becomes a cellist, her father never discloses that two of the programs, in 1948, were led by the legendary American maestro, Leonard Bernstein.

Janet's father was more fortunate than others. When he was rounded up for hard labor, narrowly missing deportation to Auschwitz, a music-loving Nazi guard gave him gloves to protect his cello-playing hands. Janet's memoir of the Holocaust is deeply personal and illuminating. Through humor and colorful storytelling, she weaves her parents' life into her own and captures the intensity of their life experiences. The lingering scars are healed through the sustenance and power of music, and their music-making unites people from generation to generation.

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©2023 Janet Horvath (P)2024 Tantor
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  • Book 1

    • A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music
    • By: Janet Horvath
    • Narrated by: Samantha Desz
    • Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 03-19-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

    Regular price: $21.49 or 1 credit

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  • Book 2

    The Silk Factory: Finding Threads of My Family's True Holocaust Story Audiobook By Ardyn Halter cover art
    • The Silk Factory: Finding Threads of My Family's True Holocaust Story

    • By: Ardyn Halter
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  • Book 3

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