In Association with Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents. The New York Cantors (as seen on PBS) Yaakov (Yanky) Lemmer, Azi Schwartz, and Netanel Hershtik Conducted by Zalmen Mlotek With Special Guests Shulem and Frank London MC: Rabbi Joseph Potasnik Wednesday, June 12, 7 PM (Doors […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The St. Louis Rabbinical Association has changed its name to reflect its welcoming of ordained cantors in to the organization. The group is now the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association (STLRCA). Since its founding in 1955, the STLRCA has been an umbrella organization for rabbis from all streams of Judaism. Its membership currently includes over 30 […]
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The late Bruce Adler sings Louis Gilrod’s A malke af pesekh with clarinetist David Krakauer and the Barcelona Symphony, conducted by Elli Jaffe. Milken Archive recording session, 2001. Credit: Milken Family Foundation
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Silva Quartet will be performing a concert in the special ambiance of the Ashkenazi Synagogue on Monday March 11th Silva Quartet will be performing a concert in the special ambiance of the Ashkenazi Synagogue on Monday March 11th, as a part of the VIII. Istanbul International Opus Amadeus Chamber Music Festival which gave start on […]
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New on YouTube With Passover but a month away “Dayenu” in Yiddish In four-part harmony: Performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor Seth Weinstein, Pianist For more info (in English) regarding these songs, their creators, the choral arrangements, the videos themselves, and more, click on “Show More” (on your computer) […]
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Leopold Kleinman-Kozłowski, a pianist, composer, and actor who was called “the last klezmer of Galicia,” has died. Kleinman-Kozłowski died on Tuesday in Krakow at the age of 100. He was born on Nov. 26, 1918 in Przemyślany, which was Polish at the time and is now in Ukraine. Members of his family – including his […]
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