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HERZBERGER, Magda. (Cluj, Transylvania (Romania)- ). Poet. Herzberger survived the horrible Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz. and Bergen-Belsen during World War II and became one of this nation's respected poets and the recipient of a two thousand dollar grant from the American Poets Fellowship Society. | HERZBERGER, Magda. (Cluj, Transylvania (Romania)- ). Poet. Herzberger survived the horrible Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz. and Bergen-Belsen during World War II and became one of this nation's respected poets and the recipient of a two thousand dollar grant from the American Poets Fellowship Society. | ||
Published in national anthologies and journals, Herzberger wrote ''Songs of Life, Will You Still Love Me?'' and ''The Waltz of the Shadows''. On Sunday, October 27, 1991, the [[FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH]] choir, directed by Ruth Lyon, performed ''They Died in Vain'', a requiem written by Herzberger to commemorate those who died during World War II at the hands of the Nazis. Herzberger stated the requiem was a funeral march for genocide victims who had been given no funeral. | Published in national anthologies and journals, Herzberger wrote ''Songs of Life, Will You Still Love Me?'' and ''The Waltz of the Shadows''. On Sunday, October 27, 1991, the [[FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST]] choir, directed by Ruth Lyon, performed ''They Died in Vain'', a requiem written by Herzberger to commemorate those who died during World War II at the hands of the Nazis. Herzberger stated the requiem was a funeral march for genocide victims who had been given no funeral. | ||
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HERZBERGER, Magda. (Cluj, Transylvania (Romania)- ). Poet. Herzberger survived the horrible Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz. and Bergen-Belsen during World War II and became one of this nation's respected poets and the recipient of a two thousand dollar grant from the American Poets Fellowship Society.
Published in national anthologies and journals, Herzberger wrote Songs of Life, Will You Still Love Me? and The Waltz of the Shadows. On Sunday, October 27, 1991, the FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST choir, directed by Ruth Lyon, performed They Died in Vain, a requiem written by Herzberger to commemorate those who died during World War II at the hands of the Nazis. Herzberger stated the requiem was a funeral march for genocide victims who had been given no funeral.