In the Age of Missiles, Defensible Borders Are More Important Than Ever
Israel’s unwritten national-security doctrine.
July 19, 2021
From the Auschwitz Orchestra to a German Hip-Hop Group
Esther Bejerano, in memoriam.
Born in southwestern Germany in 1924, Esther Loewy was the daughter of a cantor and piano teacher. She was sixteen when she was taken to a slave-labor camp, from which she was sent to Auschwitz, where, despite never having played an accordion previously, she was recruited to play one in the camp’s women’s orchestra. After liberation, she moved to British Palestine, where she married Nissim Bejarano. Esther died on July 15. Richard Sandomir tells her story:
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From the Auschwitz Orchestra to a German Hip-Hop Group
Esther Bejerano, in memoriam.