This memorial website was created in memory of our mother, Sonia Malkine, 90, who was born on October 7, 1923, and passed away peacefully on May 31, 2014. She will be in our hearts always.
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What a beautiful voice on a beautiful woman!
Blessed be her memory.
Charles
Ce temps avait finalement effacé de ta mémoire les pensées amères.
Nous nous sommes retrouvées à temps.
Mio porte toujours l'écharpe bleue que tu avais tissée et Maia une veste que tu portais adolescente à Saint Tropez.
Moi, j'ai les photos de notre famille que je regarde souvent.
Et je pense souvent à toi, ma sœur.
Pete Seeger's "Rainbow Quest" from 1966 to see and hear Sonia Malkine sing.
Ecoutez MAY PICQUERAY 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3FQxXVL8FcY
Ecoutez MAY PICQUERAY 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=EEzYnIhNTSg
I am a descendant of Jules Verne on my mothers side. I have been watching "A French Village" and was searching for non fictional accounts of the war in France. Specifically the brave people who resisted instead of collaborating.
I came across the interview with your mother on youtube. I fell in love with her. What an extraordinary human being.
I hope that some talented writer will write her autobiography. I feel we would all benefit. She will live on in my heart and mind.
Blessings to you her family
RIP
thank you for everything you did for us. loving you always.
thank you for your singing, your love and your light.
how fortunate we are in you.
For the past 2 years I've put my children to bed listening to Madame Malkine. Right after reading for them. Her singing has had the most beautiful effect on my son. Who has autism. He falls asleep like a kitten every time. It may seem as a bleak tribute, but for me and him it's great. As well I want to thank Mme Malkine for her fighting in La resistance. It is thank to women like her we today breath the free air of democracy. Un respectueux grand Merci à vous Madame Malkine.
Those are the tangible effects of our friendship. Less tangible and more important were the deep respect and love I have always felt for Sonia, the companionship of her children, and the friendships I forged with others due to her dear love for me. I well remember long nights making music before fires in one or another of our mutual friends' homes, a particularly special night in Vermont with Margaret MacArthur and other musicians, and countless nights of food and talk in Shady.
Sonia, I can scarcely believe you are no longer on this plane. Your crystal voice sings on this website, your beautiful face slides by in the photos, and I write to you from far away in Mexico City. You are farther away still, but close to my heart in spite of all.
Love--a word too small.
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A Great Answer
Once upon a time - 1958 to be precise - the folklorist Sam Eskin held a party in his house. One of the guests was Sonia Malkine. During the usual hub-bub of conversation, someone who knew Sonia persuaded her to sing a song. She started singing the ancient and delicate "Robin", a somewhat unlikely choice for such a noisy place. Suddenly, there was dead quiet; everyone was listening intently to this pure voice. Sam rushed up to her, and asked, "Where do you sing?", expecting the names of festivals, coffee houses, etc.
Her answer was both truthful and memorable: "I sing in the shower, I sing in the kitchen doing dishes, and I sing to my children."
The rest is history.