The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany
Martin Goldsmith
352 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0471078646
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Language: English
Publish: August 1, 2001
BiographyBook ClubGermanyHistoricalHistoryHolocaustJewishMusicNonfictionWorld War II
In the spring of 1933, more than 8,000 Jewish musicians, actors, and other artists were expelled from their positions with German orchestras, opera companies, and theater groups. Later that year, the Jdische Kulturbund, or Jewish Cultural Association, was created to allow Jewish artists to perform for Jewish audiences. Here is the riveting and emotional story of Gunther Goldschmidt and Rosemarie Gumpert, two courageous Jewish musicians who struggled to perform under unimaginable circumstances and found themselves falling in love in a country bent on destroying them.