08/09/2026
Symbol Sunday! During the Holocaust, music was resistance. When it was written, played, and performed in the ghettos, it was a way for Jewish people to re-assert their humanity when it had been stripped from them in every other way. Even when persecuted musicians were killed, their writings lived on, allowing for collective memory to keep the departed alive.
Visit our upcoming exhibition Past, Present, Futures to learn more. It opens to the public on August 19.
Image description: A group of men with wings play instruments that are not fully there.
Samuel Bak, Last Movement, 1996
Oil on linen, 55 1⁄8 × 63 inches
Collection of Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center
University of Nebraska at Omaha