85-Year-Old Auschwitz Survivor and Hip Hop Performer

Josh Asen, CEO and Co-Founder of Hip Hop Diplomacy is a guestblogger and collaborator on The Imagination Age.

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By Josh Asen,

Here's an article from the UK Independent about an amazing Hip Hop Diplomacy story that I came across this morning. The story ran in January, but the elements and relevance to Hip Hop Diplomacy are clear.

Two quotes from the author's interview with Esther Bejarano, pictured above:

"[We] all love music and share a common goal: we're fighting against racism and discrimination."

Kutlu Yurtseven a Turkish rapper from Microphone Mafia said, "I asked Esther how she can make music after Auschwitz, and she said if they had taken the music from her, she would have died."

[Listen up, Auschwitz survivor is hip-hop MC]