Listen to music recordings and narration paired with The Children of Willesden Lane book and accompanying teacher's guide.
Commentary by Professor Lawrence Langer. Painting by Samuel Bak. See full size painting.
Listen to music recordings and narration paired with The Children of Willesden Lane book and accompanying teacher's guide.
"Mir ist heut so nach Tamerlan!" is a Cabaret song from the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1922. Music was composed by Rudolf Nelson and lyrics were written by Kurt Tucholsky.
"Night Ghost" (Nachtgespenst) is a Cabaret song from the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1930. The music was composed by Rudolf Nelson and the lyrics were written by Friedrich Hollaender.
View photos by Rodrigo Abd depicting the aftermath of the Guatamalen civil war which took place between 1960-1996.
View images from photographer Sara Terry detailing the aftermath of the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
View photographs by Pep Bonet depicting life after the civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002.
View images by photographer Kathryn Cook exhibiting the aftermath and legacy of the Armenian genocide of 1915.
View photos by Danny Wilcox Frazier examining how the Wounded Knee massacre of 1890 is remembered in present-day South Dakota.
View a series of photographs by Carlos Javier Ortiz. The photos collection, “Too Young to Die”, is a long-term documentary photography project now in its fifth year that seeks to enlighten the public about the effects of youth violence on young victims, their families, and society as a whole.
The following four photographs were taken by Will Okun during his trip to Congo in June 2007 and are published on his website, www.wjzo.com.
"The Lavender Song" (Das Lila Lied) is a Cabaret song from the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1920. The music was composed by Mischa Spoliansky, and the lyrics were written by Kurt Schwabach. Music by Mischa Spoliansky, original lyrics by Kurt Schwabach (1920)