Daughter of Holocaust survivors Sarah and Moses Berkowitz. Cecelia has dedicated her life to Holocaust remembrance through music, film, and education, reaching millions worldwide through her songs and videos.
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The Last Survivor: A Cecelia Margules Legacy
Growing up devoid of grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, I have been asked many times if it was a topic spoken about. The answer is: yes, daily. The lesson of remembrance is one I will never regret, nor should I, or the world.
Cecelia Margules"REGRET", The Jewish Press
01About Cecelia Margules
Daughter of Holocaust Survivors
Cecelia Margules is a composer, lyricist, author, and Holocaust educator. She is the daughter of survivors Sarah and Moses Berkowitz, survivors of the Łódź Ghetto and Auschwitz, whose stories of loss and resilience became the foundation of her life's work.
Cecelia holds a degree in music science. After years writing for secular artists, she devoted her career to creating Jewish music that carries Holocaust memory into new generations. Her songs, performed by Gad Elbaz, Dudu Fisher, Cantor Yaakov Lemmer and the Holocaust Survivor Band, have reached millions worldwide.
In 2011 she produced Rainbow in the Night, described as the first music video to depict the Holocaust. Together with her husband Rubin, she supports the Yossi Berger Holocaust Education Center at Emunah College in Israel, training the next generation of Holocaust educators.
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Sarah Berkowitz (née Bick) survived the Łódź Ghetto and Auschwitz, the only member of her immediate family to do so. She later wrote the memoir "In Search of Ashes" (1984). Her memory is the founding inspiration behind this archive.
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"Mira was her name. From the town of Łódź she came. She was just a little girl, in her happy childish whirl. Mira was her name."
Cecelia's maternal aunt, who did not survive the Holocaust. The song "Mira" was composed in her memory.
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