In her preface, Kellie D. Brown, a professor of music and chair of the music department at Milligan University in Tennessee, defines her purpose thus: “This book represents an attempt to unite historical, political, cultural and sociological contexts of the camps, ghettos and other war-torn locations with the music and musicians that forged indelible links with those places” (p. 2). She expresses gratitude for the subjects of her book, stating that “they have taught me that music holds the power to uplift the human spirit and to triumph over oppression even among indescribable tragedy and suffering” (p. 2). She refers to her project as designed to honor their memories and to herself as having “undertaken the holy calling of bearing witness to these stories and lifting back the folds of darkness to reveal moments of light and beauty, to discover where grace abounds” (p. 3). After such a lofty introduction,...

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