A very courageous woman lived in the GDR (East Germany) - a Holocaust survivor, an upright human, a former dancer and cabaret artist, a brave and confident Jewess, singer of Yiddish songs, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, a fighter, who was ready to pay a high price for her beliefs more than once in her life: Lin Jaldati, born 13.12. 1912 Amsterdam and died on 31.08. 1988 in East Berlin. Together with her sister Jannie (24.10. 1916 – 15.08. 2003), their husbands and a group of friends they were active in the Dutch resistance and saved the lives of several Jews during the German occupation. Lin had ambassadorial role of the East German state, performing, and bringing Beethoven, Brecht and Yiddish songs to Moscow, China, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Cambodia and even singing Yiddish songs in Pyongyang, North Korea in 1965.
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https://www.luftgeshefte.com/lin
Jalda Rebling, the daughter of Lin Jaldati, tells the life story of her mother, born as #Lientje Brilleslijper in Amsterdam. Together with her sister Jannie (24.10. 1916 – 15.08. 2003), their husbands and a group of friends they were active in the Dutch resistance and saved the lives of several Jews during the German occupation. In summer 1944 they were betrayed and Lientje and Jannie were deported to the transit camp Westerbork, further to Auschwitz Birkenau and finally to Bergen-Belsen. Just like Anne and Margot Frank, whom they met and befriended with them. Lin gave secret concerts during her time in the underground, sang for the other inmates in the concentration camps and in DP camps after the war.
A movie is being prepared based on Roxanne van Iperen's exciting book about Jannie and Lientje's resistance work.
Music: Lin Jaldati, Piano Eberhard Rebling
Technical support: Eli Jenka
With great gratitude to Jalda Rebling, Jakob Kranz, Hastedt Music Edition, Micol Arpa Rock
English 29 min.
http://www.hastedt-musikedition.de/pages/start_engl.html
https://www.roxanevaniperen.nl/
https://www.facebook.com/MicolArpaRock
c) Luftgshefte Podcast 2020/21
