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etroit Chamber 
Winds and Strings’ 
latest project invites 
audiences on an intellectu-
al and artistic exploration 
centered around the creative 
outputs resulting from the 
Holocaust, the Armenian 
Genocide and the African 
Diaspora.
Titled “Perseverance of 
the Human Spirit,
” this proj-
ect is a collaborative effort 
between Temple Emanu-El, St. 
John Armenian Church and 
Hartford Memorial Baptist 
Church. Additional collabora-
tors include the Detroit Opera 
Resident Artists, the Zekelman 
Holocaust Center, as well as 
subject-matter experts from 
the Western Wayne County 
NAACP
, the Detroit Center 
for Civil Discourse and the 
University of Michigan.

On Sunday, Feb. 4, the 
Perseverance of the Human 
Spirit project presented 
“Examining Music of the 
Holocaust.
” University of 
Michigan Professor of Music 
Patricia Hall led an insightful 
discussion at Temple Emanu-
El in Oak Park about music 
arranged by Jewish inmates in 
Auschwitz. 

‘Perseverance of 
the Human Spirit’

PHOTOS BY YEVGENIYA GAZMAN

ABOVE: Ruth Bergman, director of education at the Zekelman 
Holocaust Center. TOP: Patricia Hall, Ph.D., U-M professor and 
chair of the Department of Music Theory (2011-2017) spoke about 
music arranged by Jewish inmates in Auschwitz.

Temple Emanu-El Cantor 
Rosalie Toubes 

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