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After the war, Bejarano emigrated to Israel before returning to Germany in 1960. Her activism was sparked in 1979 when she saw German police protecting neo-Nazi protesters.
She later survived a death march after being transferred to the Ravensbrück camp. A Life Dedicated to Resistance After the war, Bejarano emigrated to Israel before
She quickly learned the accordion to join the group, which spared her from the grueling labor of carrying heavy stones. A Life Dedicated to Resistance She quickly learned
The orchestra was forced to play as new arrivals were marched to the gas chambers, a memory she carried "with tears in [her] eyes". A member of the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra ,
Esther Bejarano (1924–2021) was an Auschwitz survivor and a relentless anti-fascist activist who famously "fought hate with hip-hop". A member of the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra , she later used her story and music to educate generations about the dangers of far-right politics and intolerance. The Lifeline of Music
Bejarano survived the Holocaust through a combination of chance and musical talent.
Deported to Auschwitz in 1943, she volunteered for the girls' orchestra despite originally being a pianist.