Back Orquestra de Dones d'Auschwitz Catalan Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz German Γυναικεία Ορχήστρα του Άουσβιτς Greek Orquesta de mujeres de Auschwitz Spanish Orchestre des femmes d'Auschwitz French תזמורת הנשים באושוויץ HE Orchestra femminile di Auschwitz Italian アウシュヴィッツの女性のオーケストラ Japanese Meisjesorkest van Auschwitz Dutch Orquestra Feminina de Auschwitz Portuguese
Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz | |
 Auschwitz II-Birkenau extermination camp | |
| Type | Prison orchestra |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°02′09″N 19°10′42″E / 50.03583°N 19.17833°E |
| Period | April 1943 – October 1944 |
| Conductors | |
| Notable players | |
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz (Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz; lit. "Girls' Orchestra of Auschwitz") was formed by order of the SS in 1943, during the Holocaust, in the Auschwitz II-Birkenau extermination camp in German-occupied Poland.[1][2] Active for 19 months—from April 1943 until October 1944—the orchestra consisted of mostly young female Jewish and Slavic prisoners, of varying nationalities, who would rehearse for up to ten hours a day to play music regarded as helpful in the daily running of the camp. They also held a concert every Sunday for the SS.[3]
A member of the orchestra, Fania Fénelon, published her experiences as an autobiography, Sursis pour l'orchestre (1976),[4] which appeared in English as Playing for Time (1977).[5] The book was the basis of a television film of the same name in 1980, written by Arthur Miller.
- ^ Knapp, Gabriele (1996). Das Frauenorchester in Auschwitz: Musikalische Zwangsarbeit und ihre Bewältigung. Hamburg: Von Bockel. ISBN 9783928770712.
- ^ Eischeid, Susan (2016). The Truth about Fania Fénelon and the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz-Birkenau. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-3-319-31037-4.
- ^ Porter, Cecelia H. (Winter 1999). "Das Frauenorchester in Auschwitz: Musikalische Zwangsarbeit und ihre Bewältigung Gabriele Knapp". Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 13 (3): (467–469), 467. doi:10.1093/hgs/13.3.467.
- ^ Fenelon, Fania (1976). Sursis pour l'orchestre. Paris: Stock. OCLC 480429240.
- ^ Fénelon, Fania, with Marcelle Routier (1997). Playing for Time. New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-0494-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) First published in English as Fenelon, Fania; Routier, Marcelle (1977). Playing for Time. New York: Berkley Books. ISBN 9780425067567.
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