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Thread #23577   Message #3279109
Posted By: GUEST,Edna Garte
23-Dec-11 - 05:52 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Dona Dona
Subject: RE: Origins: Dona Dona
Does anyone know where the song "Dana Dana" (Donna Donna) comes into Zeitlin's play, "Esterke"?

My grandparents used to sing it in Yiddish, and for them at least, it was a 'call to arms'. I think that idea predated the Holocaust.:) But it would be interesting to know how it fits into the story of the play.