The Jewish composer Eugen Engel died at Sobibor extermination camp before he could see his life’s work, “Grete Minde,” performed. The score was buried away in a San Francisco basement for nearly 80 years. Now, it has been brought to life at last. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.
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