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"Hatikva," sung by Bergen-Belsen survivors upon their release

From Missy Lerner: 

Dear Friends,

To fully appreciate the Jewish refusal to abandon "The Hope" -- or,
in Hebrew, "Hatikva" -- you must listen to this recently-discovered
recording of Jewish prisoners in Bergen Belsen singing Hatikva
on the first Shabbat after hearing of their liberation, April 20, 1945.

The introduction is by the BBC.  

    http://www.israelreporter.com/files/radio/BergenBelsenHatikva.mp3
   
Hatikva - English Lyrics
As long as deep in the heart,
The soul of a Jew yearns,
And forward to the East
To Zion, an eye looks
Our hope will not be lost,
The hope of two thousand years,
To be a free nation in our land,
The land of Zion and Jerusalem.

Posted on Monday, June 5, 2006 at 09:32AM by Registered CommenterJoel | Comments1 Comment

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Reader Comments (1)

A moving piece of music, thank hashem that these peoople were free to sing this music, and that this music has been saved for future generations to listen to and contemplate
April 10, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSARAH

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