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2010-09-23

Commemorate Day of the Victims of the Lithuanian Jews’ Genocide

The ghetto in Vilnius was liquidated on 23rd of September 1943. Now 23rd is the Commemorate Day of the Victims of the Lithuanian Jews’ Genocide. In order to celebrate this day, the Tolerance Centre of the Vilnius Gaon State Jewish Museum (Naugarduko g. 10/2) organizes the series of events:

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22 September 2010, 15:30. Educational event for children: film Uncle Chackelis (VVGŽM, 1999).

The documentary Uncle Chackelis (52 min.) tells the story of the life of the linguist Chackelis Lemchenas (1904–2001) and the victory of his endurance, dignity and intellect against the genocide, oppression and personal tragedy. The director of the film is his nephew Rod Freedman who resides in Australia.

23 September 2010, 18:00. The concert Silenced Voices to commemorate the victims of the Lithuanian Jews’ Genocide

It has been estimated that because of the aggressive cultural policy implemented by the Nazis tens of thousands of musical works of various genres (jazz, opera, cabaret, etc.) have been lost. The composers who wrote this lost music and are called Silenced Voices dominated the musical scene of pre-war Europe before they were consigned to oblivion. Some of them were exiled, others deported because of their Jewish origins, or allegedly, degenerate nature of the music they wrote. Nevertheless, many of them composed music in exile or concentration camps. Although some composers survived the Holocaust, their music was lost and forgotten. Not only the public but also specialists do not know about the existence of these composers. Very few can say who was Viktor Ullman, Aldo Finzi, Alfred Tokayer or Ernst Toch whose works have especially enriched the European cultural heritage.

During the first part of the event the composer Amaury du Closel will deliver a short report titled “Music in Concentration Camps”. Rayanne Dupuis (soprano, Canada) and the ensemble Voix Etouffées (France) will give a concert in the second part. The authors of the works performed suffered in one way or another at the hands of the Nazis: some suffered or died in concentration camps, while others had to immigrate to save their lives. The talents of the artists of tragic fates could not flourish fully. Works by the European Jewish composers D. Milhaud, A. Tansman, R. Karel, and K. Weill are on the programme.

Concert programme:

Darius Milhaud “Machines agricoles” (1919)

Six pastorals for voice and chamber orchestra

(Texts from a catalogue of agricultural machines)

Alexandre Tansman. Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Rudolf Karel “Nonette” (1945)

Kurt Weill “Frauentanz”. Song cycle for soprano, flute, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon

(after poems from the Middle Ages).

24 September 2010, 17:00. A musical performance of the Jewish-Norwegian artist Bente Kahan “Songs of the Ghetto”. The event is presented by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Vilnius, Inova Baltic and Mirror Support Services.

Bente Kahan is a famous performing artist. Born is Oslo in 1958, she studied in Tel-Aviv and New York. She performs at national theatres in Israel and Norway.

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