The Song Remains – דאָס ליד איז געבליבן

Category: Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch (Simkhe-Bunim Shayevitsh)

  • Spring 1942

    And lo and behold Spring has indeed arrived – / Hey, sky – be joyful. Be joyful – / you’re fresh, newborn, and lie in a blue golden cradle / rocked by the gentle wind.

  • About Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch (Simkhe-Bunim Shayevitsh)

    Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch (1907-1944) was born in Łęczyca (Lentshits) into a poor religious family that moved to Łódź. He was ordained as a rabbi, but never practiced. He learned to make gloves, and wrote prolifically. His father and mother died shortly after being confined in the Łódź Ghetto. His lost his wife and youngest child when…