Film Screening: The Lonely Child

The Lonely Child is a forthcoming feature documentary about a little-known Yiddish lullaby “Dos Elnte Kind” (The Lonely Child) written inside the Vilna Ghetto during the Holocaust. Over 75 years later, the daughter of the girl in the song – Alix Wall – goes on a global quest to find those keeping the song alive, with musicians from around the world performing their own interpretations of it.

Our event screened scenes from the documentary-in-progress, as well as featured an in-person conversation with Marc Smolowitz and Alix Wall (moderated by Dr. Golan Moskowitz), and live musical performances by the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars.