Remembering Herbert Zipper
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Remembering Herbert Zipper


Herbert Zipper was a Holocaust survivor who became a renowned music educator. There are several good sites about him on the web.

These include:

In Memoriam: Herbert Zipper - This is an article from the USC Trojan Family Magazine. It is in memory of Herbert Zipper who was a USC School of Performing Arts faculty member. It includes comments on the Oscar-nominated documentary Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper.

Herbert Zipper Biography - This is a biography of the conductor Herbert Zipper, a Holocaust survivor known for organizing a clandestine orchestra while jailed in a concentration camp. It features details on his life in the USA as he advocated for community arts and music education.

Crossroads School: The Herbert Zipper Archive - This site contains the personal papers, letters, books, pictures, music scores, recordings, artworks, and memorabilia of Herbert Zipper. Archive materials include the original manuscript of Dachau Song.




- Presidential Approval
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- The Center For Holocaust And Genocide Studies At The University Of Minnesota
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota - A database of relevant books and articles that can be searched by author or subject related to the study of the holocaust and contemporary genocide and teaching about the subject....

- 'i Helped Goering Escape Hangman'
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- "remember Our Faces"--teaching About The Holocaust.
"Remember Our Faces"--Teaching about the Holocaust. This is an essay which looks at ways the Holocaust can be taught in classrooms. From the site: A Holocaust survivor recently implored social studies teachers to "remember our faces." This becomes...

- George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush This is a nice biography of the first President Bush. From the site: George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 , 1924 ) was the 41st President of the United States ( 1989 - 1993 ). Previously, he served as director of the CIA in 1976...



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