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