Singing for Survival Songs of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940-45 Gila Flam University of Illinois Press ISBN: 0-25201-817-6

Table of contents Preface ix A Note on Transliteration and Translation xi Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Historical Context 9 Lodz: The Ghetto 9 Lodz: The Culture 16 2 Chaim Rumkowski: The Man and the Song 30 The Man: King of the Ghetto 30 The Song: A "Hit" 34 3 Yaakov and the Street Songs 49 Yaakov's Story 49 The Street Songs 55 4 Domestic Songs 105 Miriam's Story 105 5 Other Contexts for Singing 128 The Theater 128 The Youth Organization 153 The Workplace 162 6 The Contemporary Context: Commemoration Ceremonies 170 Yizkor 170 7 Epilogue 179 Glossary 187 Selected Bibliography 191 General Index 201 Index of Songs 205