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Parents in the Warsaw Ghetto mourned the loss of their children's innocence while trying to provide comfort in the face of dire conditions. Now Jewish parents in America struggle to tell this tragic history, cautiously hoping and praying that these hateful actions will never be repeated.

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Parents locked in Warsaw’s cage
When rage of black boots clattered
Tried to tend their girls and boys
The ones who truly mattered

Mothers told the truth to them
Why food supplies ran dry
That mothers had no appetite
Sons knew this was a lie

Crawling through the cracks of wall
Boys smuggled at age six
Breadwinners for the families
Dinner through the bricks

Parents feared their famished girls
Whose waists were growing small
Would never dream a wedding gown
Now shrouded in a shawl

Recounting hate
Dreading fate
When childhood is lost
All pay the mortal cost
The price of hate

Fathers trapped in Warsaw’s maze
When truth was frayed and tattered
Tried to guard their girls and boys
The ones who truly mattered

Mothers weigh with heavy hearts
Bread they must divide
Rationed hopes and promises
To themselves they cried

Recounting hate
Dreading fate
When childhood is lost
All pay the mortal cost
The price of hate

As Jews here in America
We dread what we must tell
To children who are innocent
We serve a slice of hell

We pray it doesn’t happen here
Or start up once again
We guard our words and gauge our tone
As we say Amen

Recounting hate
Breaking fate
When childhood was lost
All paid the heavy cost
The price of hate
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We say it couldn’t happen here
Or start up once again
We guard our words and gauge our tone
And pray it’s true, Amen

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from Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song, released July 20, 2022
Music by: Joel Mandelkern
Arranged by: Gustavo Eiriz
Lyrics by: Holly Mandelkern

Vocals: Meghan Hone
Piano: Julian Bond
Violin: Davey Copeland

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