5/13/2023 0 Comments Triumph of Hope by Ruth EliasĪfter the Red Cross visit to the camp, Commandant Karl Rahm instructed Gerron to make a propaganda film. Both Roman and Gerron had come to Theresienstadt via the Westerbork transit camp, and qualified for entry to Theresienstadt as "artists". The cabarets were organised by Kurt Gerron, who could draw upon the best talent in the camp. The Ghetto Swingers performed over fifty times, most frequently during June and July 1944. The band appeared in a Theresienstadt cabaret review, known as the Karussell ("Carousel"). When the famous jazz pianist Martin Roman arrived in the camp he was asked to lead. Vogel (trumpet), Langer (tenor sax and clarinet), and Fr. The personnel of The Ghetto Swingers would be: Dr. Vogel petitioned the Kommandant on January 8, 1943. The original amateur Czech band playing in the Café of the Ghetto was led by Eric Vogel and Pavel Libensky. The Ghetto Swingers were a jazz band organised in the Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt.
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