In Songs for Eternity, Ute Lemper brings to life compositions and lyrics by Jewish musicians and artists that were written in concentration camps during World War II and entrusted to her in the form of a songbook by her agent, Orly Beigel. This moving concert film documents the two in Bergen-Belsen, where Orly’s mother was imprisoned and later liberated by the U.S. Army from a train near Farsleben in 1945. With great sensitivity and depth, Ute Lemper brilliantly reveals the range of emotions of the interned composers and pays a heartfelt musical tribute to their profound wartime experiences.

Ute Lemper interprets songs written in concentration camps during World War II, collected by Schmerke Kaszcerginsky in 1948 and published in a book by musicologist Velvel Pasternak in 2003.

Lemper performs these songs in their original language, predominantly Yiddish, adding a deep layer of authenticity and emotional resonance.

The film combines the moving Jewish music with a documentary journey to Bergen-Belsen.