In 2020, singer Derya Atakan, Folkert Uhde, and I held the manuscripts of the Jewish composer Alfred Tokayer in our hands — born in 1900 in Köthen, murdered in 1943 in Sobibor. After years of research and deep engagement with his music, we finally met his 97-year-old daughter and eyewitness Irene Tokayer-Curie in March 2025 — a profoundly moving encounter t