The Yiddish Book Center's
Wexler Oral History Project
A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.
Henrique Morelenbaum on How He Became Musical Director at (Camp) Colonia Kinderland in Brazil
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Henrique (Saul Hersh) Morelenbaum, z"l, musician, conductor, composer, and music professor, explains how he became the musical director at Colonia Kinderland (Camp Kinderland) in Brazil. He tells how he came to write the camp's hymn, which he then sings with his wife (who is off camera).
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Henrique (Saul Hersh) Morelenbaum.
This excerpt is in Yiddish.
Henrique (Saul Hersh) Morelenbaum was born in Lagow, Poland in 1931. Henrique (Saul Hersh) died in 2022.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
