Paul Robeson Defended Jewish Anti-Fascists From Stalinism

In 1949, the African American singer Paul Robeson, known for his anti-racist stand, performed the “Song of the Jewish Partisans” (“Zog nit keyn mol”) in its original version, in Yiddish, at a concert in Moscow. It was an expression of support for his friends in the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, at.