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.
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| Born | December 13, 1912 |
| Died | August 31, 1988 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Spouse | Eberhard Rebling |
| Children | Jalda Rebling |
| Relatives | Janny Brandes-Brilleslijper (sister) |
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.