One of the best-known songs by poet Louis Fürnberg (1909–1957), who was born into a Jewish family in Moravia, and unofficial anthem of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SED). In particular the lines in the refrain “Die Partei, die Partei, die hat immer recht” (“The party, the party, she is always right”) became a symbol of the SED’s claim to infallibility. Fürnber…
Lied der Partei(3,232 words)
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Gerber, Jan, “Lied der Partei”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0450>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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