One of the moving and insightful stories that came out of the Nazi concentration camps in Europe concerned a musician by the name of Gustaf Moeller and his niece. When the young Jewish girl arrived at the camp it was decided she was too valuable to be killed like the others. Instead, she was ordered to gather together an orchestra to play for the Nazi officers and top brass. She was able to gather together many talented Jewish musicians who were ready to be killed. Some of the performers were the most talented in all of Europe.

 

She described the bizarre experience of playing beautiful music for some of the most ugly people who have ever tried to run the world. They had to practice and play when trainloads of Jewish families came in for what they thought was a new homeland, but was in rea…