Holocaust Music @ LOC
May 7th, 2007 by Menachem Wecker
The Music Division & Hebrew Language Table of the Library of Congress in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel Present:
AND THE RAT LAUGHED: COMPOSING THE HOLOCAUST
Lecture and Presentation by Israeli Composer Ella Sheriff
THURSDAY MAY 17, 2007-12:30
Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Whittall Pavilion
Program is free and open to the public
For more information call Gail Shirazi 202-707-9897
Today, many artistic works interpret the Holocaust. Is it possible to express this tragedy in sound? Who is entitled to do so, if at all? Ella Milch-Sheriff, accomplished Israeli composer and child of Holocaust survivors, composed several works dealing with the Holocaust. Her opera “And the Rat Laughed” is based on a novel by well-known Israeli author Nava Semel. The opera, which has received international acclaim, deals with the memory of the Holocaust in a unique way. The composer will lecture and make an audiovisual presentation of her work.