Deine Mami

Deine Mami is a poem written by Sam’s great grandmother to his grandmother – a story shared about a mother’s love for her daughter, about the state of the world in pre-war Germany, and a dream for her child that she should have a better life. The story of so many others who just want their children to dream.

Deine Mami

Composed by Sam Weiss
A poem by Cecille Merel for her daughter Nelly on the occasion of her seventh birthday, written in 1936.
Performed by the Sydney Children’s Choir
Filmed at the Sydney Jewish Museum