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Rachel and Miriam’s Sephardic Jewish odyssey

May 15, 2019/By/InRincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

Miriam Peretz and Rachel Valfer grew up together in Berkeley, shared an apartment as students in Jerusalem, and have reunited in the East Bay, drawn by an enduring friendship and passion for the culture of Sephardic Jewry. They premiere their new collaboration Madre: The Ladino Project 7 p.m. Sunday at Freight & Salvage, a vivid […] Read More

Golden Peacock 2019

May 15, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Learn to sing Yiddish song at Golden Peacock Yiddish Song School in the heart of London at SOAS this Summer 2019. The Golden Peacock The Yiddish Song course led by internationally acclaimed Yiddish singer and teacher Shura Lipovsky with esteemed colleagues from around the world. It is designed for all singers who wish to deepen […] Read More

Klezmer In The Park: The London Mix

May 15, 2019/By/InEvents, Featured, News, Yiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Join a fun-packed afternoon for all the family in one of London’s most beautiful parks with special guest presenter BBC Radio 3 DJ Max Reinhardt. On the bandstand: 1pm: JMI Youth Big Band, led by Sam Eastmond with special guest musician 2pm: Shir with Debbie Charles and the London International Gospel Choir 3pm: 3yin with Jon […] Read More

Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. May 14-18, 2019

May 15, 2019/By/InEvents, News/0 Comment

The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel from May 14-18, 2019. The 64th edition of the international song contest, this will be the first time that Eurovision has been hosted in Israel for 20 years, and will be held at Expo Tel Aviv. Eurovision in Israel will be a memorable […] Read More

Madonna pushes back against BDS pressure to boycott Eurovision

May 14, 2019/By/InNews/0 Comment

In a statement to Reuters today, popular music icon Madonna pushed back against Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) pressure to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel, where she is scheduled to make a guest appearance. The “Queen of Pop” and best-selling female recording artist of all time explained her decision to perform at the […] Read More

Is Israel’s Music Industry Growing?

May 9, 2019/By/InArticles/0 Comment

Unfortunately, Israeli is not world-renowned for its music industry. While Israel is very well-known internationally, this is primarily because of its political affairs, its innovative startups, and its growing tourism industry. For example, Israel’s tourism industry grew by around 25% from 2016 to 2017, and that growth is continuing in 2018. Israel has also revolutionized […] Read More

Esmirna: Sephardic music

May 9, 2019/By/InRincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

The music of the Mediterranean and the Near East is the source from which Christian, Jewish and Muslim artists drank for centuries. Inexhaustible melodies, sensual rhythms and improvisation are combined in the pieces that Izmir plays. Izmir is composed of three interpreters who approach the long melodic and rhythmic tradition of the East, music from […] Read More

A documentary explains how “The Fiddler on the Roof” became a successful musical for more than 50 years

May 9, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/1 Comment

The musical history of a Jewish family set in a shtetl was a risky gamble when it premiered on Broadway more than half a century ago. But, after initial criticism, “The Fiddler on the Roof” would continue to capture the hearts of audiences, and would be the first musical that would exceed 3,000 performances in […] Read More

Eurovision will grant free tickets to residents of southern Israel

May 9, 2019/By/InFeatured, News/0 Comment

Israel’s relief at a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants days before the start of Eurovision may be badly misplaced The sigh of relief at the Expo Tel Aviv convention center, where the Eurovision Song Contest is due to be held in a week’s time, could have been heard from […] Read More

The Nation’s Largest Yiddish Culture Festival Returns December 21-26, 2019!

May 3, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Films – Lectures – Theater – Yiddish Song – Folk Dance – Yiddish Language – Yiddish Culture and History – Visual Arts – Master classes – Ensembles – Foods – Klezmer Music – Neighborhood Walking Tours – Art Exhibition – Special Programs for Kids & Teens and More! Yiddish New York is… Daytime Intergenerational Educational […] Read More