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Book of names background music

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Audio. The melody in the book of names is composed of three pieces representing the Jewish communities persecuted during the Holocaust: "Oyfn Pripetshik" – A Yiddish song by Mark symbolizing the culture of Eastern European Jewry. "Arvoles" – A Ladino song of longing, reflecting the plight of Balkan Jewry. "Ru'ach Atzuv" – A Hebrew song by Itzhak Katzenelson, a lamenter of the Holocaust. Together, these works symbolize the richness of Jewish culture that was persecuted.