Given name: I Family name: Fajwiszys (5)

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profesor, dyrygent chórów na koncercie 2-06-41
na koncercie chórów dziecięcych, 13-10-41
gra na organach na koncercie oratoryjnym
dyryguje chórem SZIR na inauguracji akcji Pomocy Zimowej
prowadzi uroczysty Koncert Chanukowy 20-12-41
akompaniament w wieczorze Gilberta do jego pieśni

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Born in Russia. Since adolescence was a conductor of choirs in Eastern Galicia and then in Lodz, where he conducted a big and well-known Choir 'Zamir' (Singer). Studied music in Krakow and Vienna and was a lecturer at a music school himself. Since adolescence acted in Poalej Zion. In the Warsaw Ghetto he set up 'Szir' (Song) choir for adults, which had 80 members. At the same time he conducted several children's and school choirs as well as the youth DROR choir. In his repertoire there was a lot of classical music as well as some Hebrew and Israeli songs. Died in 1943 in the camp in Poniatowa.

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professor organizes children's choir at Orla Street No. 6 - in the committee he manages the SZIR choir

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took part in the theatre performance which Ringelblum watched - 11 December 1940

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The director of a children's choir (December 1941). They performed, among others, in 'Femina' (21 December 1941).

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His choir got the first prize in the competition organised by the Centos (Central Organization for Orphan Care) in which 5 choirs from the Warsaw Ghetto took part.

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Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto: the 'journal' of Emanuel Ringelblum; Emanuel Ringelblum’s work was edited and translated into English by Jacob Sloan, and published in New York by McGraw-Hill Book Company, cop. 1958 under the title Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto: the 'Journal' of Emanuel Ringelblum

(5)

Documents from Ringelblum's Archive, part I

(1) nr 43/3,100/3,107/3,121/3,126/2, III 23/2, (2) 134,172,173, (3) 66, 85,98,171.202, (4) [214], (5) 1112