I Dance, but My Heart Is Crying

A forgotten chapter of cultural history is resurrected through the recovery of lost music composed by German-Jewish artists in Nazi Berlin. Between 1933 and 1938, two Jewish-run record labels, Semer and Lukraphon, produced vibrant recordings ranging from liturgical music to Yiddish folk songs, klezmer, and cabaret tunes. This legacy was obliterated during Kristallnacht, as Nazi mobs destroyed precious cultural artifacts, including master discs used to press records, and original lyrics and sheet music. Over 70 years later, passionate musicologists unearthed this treasure, now reimagined and performed worldwide by the Semer Ensemble in concert. This extraordinary musical revival honors the lives of Jewish artists whose legacies endure despite the Holocaust’s devastating losses.