Lin Jaldati
| Lin Jaldati | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
December 13, 1912 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died |
August 31, 1988 East Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Eberhard Rebling |
| Children | Jalda Rebling |
| Relatives | Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper (sister) |
Lin Jaldati (1912-1988) was a Dutch-born, East German-based Yiddish singer. She was a Holocaust survivor, and one of the last people to see Anne Frank. A self-professed socialist, she performed in Yiddish in Russia, China, North Korea and Vietnam from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Life and career
Lin Jaldati was born on December 13, 1912 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] During World War II, she was deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and the Auschwitz concentration camp, and she survived.[1] She was one of the last people to see Anne Frank.[1]
Jaldati was a Yiddish singer.[2] She performed in Moscow, Russia in the later 1950s.[1] By 1965, she performed in China and North Korea.[1] She performed in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Vietnam in the 1970s.[1]
Jaldati married Eberhard Rebling, a German immigrant.[1] They had a daughter, Jalda Rebling.[3] They resided in East Berlin.[1] She was a proponent of socialism.[1]
Death
Jaldati died on August 31, 1988 in East Berlin, Germany.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Schneer, David (July 12, 2011). "When Yiddish Came to North Korea". Forward. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ Wood, Abigail (2013). And we're all brothers : singing in Yiddish in contemporary North America. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate. p. 106. ISBN 9781409445333. OCLC 812018049.
- ↑ Ostow, Robin (1989). Jews in Contemporary East Germany: The Children of Moses in The Land of Marx. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780312031183. OCLC 19267374.