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Avram Grobard, iconic Israeli folksinger and former owner of the “El Avram” nightclub in Greenwich Village (1967-82), will be playing an intimate show in South Orange, NJ on May 2. Avram is a good friend to the Idelsohn Society, an amazing performer, and a great man. Those who remember Avram’s performance at our Joe’s Pub …
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A special Idelsohn mixtape to help you celebrate Passover. Perfect for any seder.
It’s a taste of what’s to come on our June release, BLACK SABBATH: THE SECRET MUSICAL HISTORY OF BLACK-JEWISH RELATIONS, featuring Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, & many more.
Click below to begin!
Exodus 2.0: Idelsohn Society Passover Mix 2010 by …
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Above is a photo from the 60th anniversary concert of the Jewish Ministers Cantor Association at Madison Square Garden on December 5, 1960. Look closely and you’ll see number 82, a young Cantor Solomon Zimelman- better known to us as Sol Zim, legendary recording artist and good friend to the Idelsohn Society. Sol, as his …
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A big thanks to our reader, Avi, who was nice enough to translate Albert Cohen’s wikipedia page for us:
“Albert Cohen (Born 1932 in Bulgaria) is an Israeli theater actor.
He was educated at the Stanislavski Music and Drama Academy in Sofia, and performed at the national theater of Sofia. In 1949 he immigrated to …
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We only know one thing about Albert Cohen: He Rocks. This magical two minute nine second version of Hard Days Night translates the original scouse into Hebrew. If any of you know about Cohen and can give us more information about his biography, we would love to hear it. In the meantime, here are some …
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