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Commemorating Ben Zion Shenker
November 20, 2017
One year ago today, the world lost Ben Zion Shenker, a rabbi, cantor and composer who had been dubbed “the greatest living figure of Hassidic music.” Shenker devoted his life to niggunim—spiritual melodies used in Hassidic worship—in the Polish Modzitzer...
A Program of Biblical Proportions
November 7, 2017
This past Sunday concert-goers in Los Angeles were treated to the world premiere of David’s Quilt—a monumental new work based on the biblical story of David. Created by 15 composers of varying backgrounds, the 90-minute oratorio is a significant addition...
A New Conference, A Free Concert and A World Premiere
October 17, 2017
For more than 25 years, we have focused on preserving and disseminating the symbiotic history of American and American-Jewish music and culture. But part of our mission in preserving that legacy has been to secure the future. In the words...
REDISCOVER: The Unconquerable Spirit of Sheila Silver
October 3, 2017
For someone who came to composing more or less by accident, Sheila Silver has had a remarkable career. The winner of numerous prizes and grants, the woman who once thought—as she told the New York Times— that composition was something...
Shana Tova to All Fans of Jewish Music, Culture and History!
September 20, 2017
Dear Friends, We would like to wish you a wonderful High Holy Day season, with a special welcome to all of the new fans who have joined us in 5777. As you prepare to enter the new year and be...
Music Giveaway: 16 Winners, 103 Reasons to Celebrate 5778
September 7, 2017
*This promotion has now ended* Dear Friends, Rosh Hashana is just two weeks away. We can’t believe it’s already been a year since we launched our new website. 5777 was a rewarding year for us in so many ways. We...
A Season of Forgiveness that Can’t Be Eclipsed
August 23, 2017
While yesterday’s Great American Eclipse captivated onlookers from Oregon to South Carolina, it also presaged the onset of the month of Elul and the Jewish High Holy Days. Beginning at sundown tonight, August 22nd, Elul heralds the period of reflection...
Yiddish Theater: It's Funny Because It's True!
August 8, 2017
After death and divorce, moving is one of the most stressful events in life. Moving entire families across an ocean and integrating into an entirely new culture, however, that's a theatrical gold mine. Our Yiddish theater virtual exhibit series concludes...
Remembering Tragedies with Chants and Elegies
July 27, 2017
Monday night, July 31, begins the Jewish holy day of Tisha B'av, a day of mourning and fasting commemorating the destruction of the first and second Temples, the expulsion of Jews from Iberia, and other tragedies in Jewish history. To...
Bruce Adler: Born on Second Avenue
July 25, 2017
Celebrating a Yiddish Life in Theater Some achieve Yiddish theater stardom, some have stardom thrust upon them, and some stars were literally born on Second Avenue. Bruce Adler was all of the above. Born to two Yiddish Theater actors, Adler...
