Shadows — Songs from Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive

During  the Holocaust, music provided men and women interned in ghettos and  camps an avenue to express their humanity and find a solace.  Musicologist, musician, and composer D. Zisl Slepovitch presents a  program of songs, originally performed by the Holocaust survivors for  the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale  University, where Slepovitch serves as musician in residence.This  program is a result of his almost six year-long research and music  production based on the Archive’s vast collection, which has resulted in  three records, video and series series, educational programs, and more. Learn more: songsfromtestimonies.org and zislepovitch.com Records: https://Zisl.bandcamp.com

D. Zisl Slepovitch is  a native of Minsk, Belarus, who has resided in the United States since  2008. He is a musicologist (Ph.D., Belarusian State Academy of Music); a  multi-instrumentalist klezmer, classical, and improvisational musician;  a composer and poet; and a music and Yiddish educator. He is a founding  member of the critically acclaimed…