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Text only program the Jewish Ex-Concentration Camp Orchestra acquired by an American soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2004.520.2

Bifold program received by 18 year old Arnold Gladstein, a Jewish American soldier, for a concert by the Jewish Ex-Concentration Camp Orchestra in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, on July 21, 1946. This orchestra had been formed at the St. Ottilien displaced persons camp near Schwabenhausen, Germany, in 1945 and relocated to Fuerstenfeldbruck in 1946. Also known as the Shearith HaPleitah Orchestra, or the survivor’s orchestra, it was founded by former members of the Kovno ghetto orchestra, and expanded as other musician/refugees, such as Fania and Henia Durmashkin. arrived in the camp. From 1945-1948, the orchestra performed throughout the US and British zones of occupation, hosted by UNRRA (United Nations Refugee Relief Organization) and others.

Date
use:  1946 July 21
Geography
use: Furstenfeldbruck (Germany)
Language
English
German
Classification
Information Forms
Category
Fliers
Object Type
Concert programs (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arnold Gladstein

About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular, light brown paper that has been folded in half to create a 4 page program with English and German text printed in black ink. The front cover has a rectangular, black scroll border; within are the place, date, and time of the performance at the top, the orchestra name in large font in the center, and names at the bottom. The first page, inside left, has the program listing in English for 14 musical arrangements. The listing is repeated on the second page, inside right, in German. The back cover has names in the center. On the lower left are numbers and on the lower right is printing information in small font. The typeface varies in size, with a few phrases italicized.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front, top, black ink : FÜRSTENFELDBRUCK / JAHNHALLE / July 21, 1946 Beginning 2030 Hours
front, center, black ink : Jewish Ex / Concentration Camp / Orchestra
front, bottom, black ink : Conductor: M. Hofmekler / Concert Master: M. Borstein / Manager and Performer: E. H. Borkum
inside left, black ink : Program / ORCHESTRA / 1. Coronation March from the opera “The Prophet” Meyerbeer / 2. Overture to the opera “Figaro, the Barber of Sevilla” Rossini / 3. Selection from the opera “Margarethe” … Gounod / SONG / 4. Ghetto-Song of Vilna “Cu eins…zvei…draj…” / 5. Ghetto-Song of Vilna “Isrolik” / song by HENNY DURMASZKIN / ORCHESTRA / 6. Introduction and Barcarole of the opera “The Tales / of Hoffmann” ………. Offenbach / 7. “Toreador and Andalouse” …… Rubinstein / SONG / 8. National anthem “Zion” / 9. Aria of Stefan from the opera “Straszny Dvór” . Moniuszko / song by GEORG RICHTER / ORCHESTRA / 10. Selection of Jewish Popular Songs …. Hofmekler / SONG / 11. “My heart is wholly yours” …… Lehar / 12. “Don’t forget me” ……… Steinberg / song by LUBA KUPRITC / 13. “Emek”, Fantasia of Palestine Songs …. Hofmekler / 14. “Our Way” ……… Hofmekler
inside right, black ink : Programm / ORCHESTER / 1. Krönungsmarsch aus der Oper ,,Prophet“ .. Meyerbeer / 2. Ouverture zur Oper ,,Der Barbier von Sevilla“ . Rossini / 3. Fragmente aus der Oper ,,Faust“ ….. Gounod / GESANG / 4. Wilner Ghetto-Lied ,,Cu eins…zvei…draj…“ / 5. Wilner Ghetto-Lied ,,Isrolik“ / gesungen von HENNY DURMASZKIN / ORCHESTER / 6. Vorspiel und Barcarolle aus der Oper ,,Hoffmanns / Erzählungen“ ………. Offenbach / 7. ,,Toreador und Andalouse“ ……. Rubinstein / GESANG / 8. Volkslied ,,Zion“ / 9. Stefans Lied aus der Oper ,,Straszny Dvór“ .. Moniuszko / gesungen von GEORG RICHTER / ORCHESTER / 10. Potpouri jüdischer Volkslieder …… Hofmekler / GESANG / 11. ,,Dein ist mein ganzes Herz“ …… Lehar / 12. ,,Vergiß mein nicht“ …….. Steinberg / gesungen von LUBA KUPRITC / 13. ,,Emek“, Fantasie über Palästina-Lieder … Hofmekler / 14. ,,Unser Weg“ ………. Hofmekler
back, center, black ink : Dirigent: M. HOFMEKLER / Konzertmeister: M. BORSTEIN / Aufführung und Bühnenleitung: E. H. BORKUM [Conductor / Concert Master / Manger and Performer]
back, lower left, black ink : 7.|46 300
back lower right, black ink : Buckdruckerei Alb. Sighart, Fürstenfeldbruck [Printing office]
Contributor
Subject: Arnold S. Gladstein
Biography
Arnold S. Gladstein was born on September 20, 1927, in Connecticut to Jewish parents, Frank and Zelda Gladstein. He had an older sister, Stelle, and a younger brother, Ansel. His father was a Russian immigrant who worked as a salesman, and later as a research assistant for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Arnold enlisted in the United States Army on September 28, 1945, and was assigned to the Air Corps. He was deployed to the European Theater and was stationed in July 1946 in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany. Arnold married Alyce, and the couple settled in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The program was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Arnold Gladstein.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2023-06-21 11:37:47
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Also in Arnold Gladstein collection

The collection consists of a concert ticket and a program relating to the experiences of Arnold Gladstein while serving in the United States Air Force in Germany after World War II.

Date: 1946 July 21

Ticket for a performance of the Jewish Ex-Concentration Camp Orchestra acquired by an American soldier

Object

Entrance ticket received by 18 year old Arnold Gladstein, a Jewish American soldier, for a concert by the Jewish Ex-Concentration Camp Orchestra in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, on July 21, 1946. He was given the ticket at a Shabbat service held at the base. This orchestra had been formed at the St. Ottilien displaced persons camp near Schwabenhausen, Germany, in 1945 and relocated to Fuerstenfeldbruck in 1946. Also known as the Shearith HaPleitah Orchestra, or the survivor’s orchestra, it was founded by former members of the Kovno ghetto orchestra, and expanded as other musician/refugees, such as Fania and Henia Durmashkin. arrived in the camp. From 1945-1948, the orchestra performed throughout the US and British zones of occupation, hosted by UNRRA (United Nations Refugee Relief Organization) and others.

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