Poland Part III: Day 5
We are used to seeing visions of the Holocaust in black and white. But that is not what Auschwitz looks like when you are here. Because life happens in color: the past and the present, the good and the bad, the joyful and the boring and the horrible. all of it. You could be fooled […]
Poland Part III: Day 4
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, my grandfather sang in front of this stone building, the Death Gate to Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a profound experience to be here in Auschwitz, commemorating the Holocaust, as a family. We are three generations bearing witness to the horrors my grandfather survived. And as hard as it is to be here, […]
Poland Part III: Day 3
January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp. Dignitaries, heads of state, and 200 survivors will attend to commemorate the event in Poland, while millions will watch the live broadcast around the world. Cantor David S. Wisnia will return to the site of his […]
Poland Part III: Day 2
Today is the concert at the POLIN Museum.Performing with My Polish Wisnia in Warsaw. My grandfather was a singing star, a child prodigy of Poland. He studied with famous Cantors Gershon Sirota and Moshe Koussevitsky; he sang in opera houses, in theaters and on Polish radio; he performed at the notorious Tlomackie Synagogue as a […]
Poland Part III: Day 1
After sleeping for about a day, The Wisnias are ready to roll. And we’re rolling deep, joined by Holocaust Professor Doug Cervi and reuniting with our dear friend Rivka from Warsaw. Our first day is a big one, so we rented a bus to take us to my grandfather’s actual hometown, the place where he […]
Poland Part III: Day 0
Music saved him in Auschwitz.Now, David Wisnia returns to Poland with his family to sing in memory of those lost. “When he was 16 years old, he lied about his age to escape being killed in Auschwitz. Now 93, David Wisnia will return to his homeland to memorialize those who died in concentration camps during […]
Return to Poland for Auschwitz 75 – Poland Part III Prelude
AUSCHWITZ 75 Avi Wisnia and his grandfather, David S. Wisnia – cantor and Auschwitz survivor, return to Poland to commemorate 75 years since the Holocaust; together, they will visit Warsaw, Krakow, and the site of Auschwitz itself; the trip will also feature programs and concert events led by David and Avi Wisnia, with stories about […]
and a happy kazoo year
Happy New Year! more love, more kazoo, in 2020
wish you a what now
this photo captures the exact moment in my life when I realized I know absolutely zero words to “we wish you a merry christmas” except the words in the title. but i do, wish you a Merry Christmas 🎁🎄
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