Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, 3.5 million Jews lived in Poland. After the Holocaust, almost nothing was left of this unique culture. What life looked like before the war can still be seen in black and white photos. But how did Jewish Poland sound? This can be heard on this CD, which brings together 78 rpm records that were released between 1909 and 1933 on the Polish record label
… Syreena-Rekord. There was enough talent to be found in Warsaw at the time. It was a vibrant city whose bars and cabarets rivaled those of Berlin and Paris. This CD also proves that there was no such thing as one Polish-Jewish culture. You will hear religious music (the cantor of the Warsaw synagogue), but also a klezmer orchestra, singing comedians, dramatic theater songs and tangos. It shows the variety of Jewish Warsaw. label who managed to these forgotten recordings. (PdK)more