Lenka Lichtenberg’s Songs from the Breathing Walls – a poignant tribute to lost Jewish communities

Lenka Lichtenberg, photo: archive of Lenka Lichtenberg

Prague-born, Canada-based Lenka Lichtenberg recorded the haunting Songs from the Breathing Walls at a dozen synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia. Chiefly comprising Jewish liturgical pieces the wonderful 17-track CD, released in 2012, represents a poignant tribute to the Czech Republic’s lost Jewish communities.

Lenka Lichtenberg,  photo: archive of Lenka Lichtenberg
Prague-born, Canada-based Lenka Lichtenberg recorded the haunting Songs from the Breathing Walls at a dozen synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia. Chiefly comprising Jewish liturgical pieces the wonderful 17-track CD, released in 2012, represents a poignant tribute to the Czech Republic’s lost Jewish communities.