The Soviet propaganda machine is using concerts by a popular Yiddish singer to bear out the Russian claim that Soviet Jews have “cultural facilities” if they want them, according to reports here from the USSR today.
The singer is Nechama Lifshitz, of Vilna, who has been on a highly successful concert tour of various Jewish centers in Russia. But her repertoire avoids any music remotely connected with Israel or composed by anyone outside of the Communist bloc, according to the reports. Most of Miss Lifschitz’ songs are in the prewar traditional genre. One or two new Yiddish songs were written by Soviet composers with words by Soviet Jewish poets.
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