Claim: Kaczerginski, who is responsible for preserving over 250 Holocaust songs, dedicated much of his time after the start of the First World War to collecting pre-war Yiddish songs and songs of the Holocaust in order to save Yiddishkeit from destruction.
Evidence: 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.