Claim: Kaczerginski, a Yiddish-speaking poet born on October 28, 1908 who is responsible for preserving over 250 Holocaust songs, dedicated much of his time after the start of the Second World War to collecting pre-war Yiddish songs and songs of the Holocaust in order to save Yiddishkeit from destruction.
Evidence: Shmaryahu "Shmerke" Kaczerginski (Yiddish: שמערקע קאַטשערגינסקי‏‎; 28 October 1908 – 23 April 1954) was a Yiddish-speaking poet, musician, writer and cultural activist. Shmaryahu Kaczerginski
(1908-10-28)28 October 1908
Vilna, Russian Empire The author, editor or publisher of most of the first post-Holocaust songbooks, Kaczerginski was responsible for preserving over 250 Holocaust songs – the majority of those still known. Renowned during his lifetime as a poet and writer, Kaczerginski dedicated much of his time after the start of the Second World War to collecting pre-war Yiddish songs and songs of the Holocaust in order to save Yiddishkeit from destruction.