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Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
In Lili Marlene, authors Liel Leibovitz (Aliyah) and Matthew Miller reveal the dramatic story of an iconic love song, its three creators, and their lives under the Nazis. “Lili Marlene,” the unlikely anthem of World War II, cut across front lines and ideological divides. This love song began as a poem written by a German soldier during World War I. The soldier poet’s words found their way to Berlin’s decadent cabaret scene in the 1930′s, where they were set to music by one of Hitler’s favored composers. The song’s singer, however, soon found herself torn between her desire for fame and her personal hatred of the Nazi regime. In Leibovitz and Miller’s narrative, the three artists’ remarkable stories of arrests and close calls intertwine with the recollections of soldiers on all sides who found solace and hope in “Lili Marlene.”
To read more about Lili Marlene, check out the wiki entry here.
Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Naomi Firestone-Teeter is the CEO of the Jewish Book Council. Prior to becoming executive director and then CEO, she served as founding editor of the JBC website and managing editor of Jewish Book World. Naomi sits on the board of Jewish Creativity International.Naomi was named to the New York Jewish Week’s 2019 “36 Under 36” and Algemeiner’s 2018 list of the 100 people positively influencing Jewish life and was included on the Global Jewish 100 list by Izzy in 2020. She graduated from Emory University with degrees in English and Art History and, in addition, studied at University College London. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
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