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Alberto Nar Interview and Songs

Recorded Sound | Digitized | RG Number: RG-91.2221

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    Alberto Nar Interview and Songs

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    Description
    Alberto Nar, a historian of Thessaloniki Jewry, interviewed by Gila Flam in March 1990. Nar sings two songs learned from his mother: "I Was a Jewish Girl, I Wore the Yellow Star" and the Greek nationalist song "I Was a Shepherd"(with lyrics altered to reference displaced persons sent to Cyprus). His mother learned "I Was a Jewish Girl, I Wore the Yellow Star" in Auschwitz.
    Date
    Recorded:  1990 March
    Contributor
    Subject: Alberto Nar
    Biography
    Alberto Nar (1947-2005) b. in Thessaloniki, Greece, to Holocaust survivors; author of short fictions, historian of Thessaloniki's Jewish community; collector of Sephardic songs, including Holocaust-related repertoire learned from his mother. Beginning in the 1990s, Nar conducted fieldwork among the older Jewish residents of Thessaloniki; his collection of songs and testimonies is now in the holdings of the Greek Literary and Historical Archive (ELIA) in Thessaloniki.
    Format
    DAT; magnetic

    Physical Details

    Language
    English Greek
    Genre/Form
    Music. Oral histories.

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    Conditions on Use
    Owner of copyright, if any, is undetermined. It is possible this is an orphan work. It is the responsibility of anyone interested in reproducing, broadcasting, or publishing content to determine copyright holder and secure permission, or perform a diligent Fair Use analysis.

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    Recorded Sound Provenance
    Since 1992, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's music historian has collected historic sound recordings, published materials, interviews, and music related to the Holocaust and World War II.
    Recorded Sound Source
    Bret Werb
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:29:30
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