Posts from the “Events” Category
Today’s Guardian had an interesting piece about the Jewish Renaissance in Krakow, home of the Jewish Culture Festival (June 24-July 3) where the Idelsohn Society will be opening an exhibit and and giving a slew of lectures this summer. We expect all our readers to come. No excuses.
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During last summer’s Jews on Vinyl Revue at the Skirball, the audience went crazy for the world-renowned master jazz cellist, pianist, composer, and mystic Fred Katz in his first public performance in more than twenty years. Join this living legend as he returns to the Skirball for an intimate “living room” concert, looks back over …
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Musical legend and San Francisco native Johnny Mathis, who grew up listening to Jewish melodies in local synagogues, makes a special appearance in celebration of the current exhibition Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations. It was Mathis’ 1958 recording of “Kol Nidre,” the Aramaic prayer intoned at the beginning of Yom …
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Tonight, Johnny Mathis will be appearing at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco to discuss his life, his music, his hometown and his recording of “Kol Nidre”. If you can’t be there in person, check out the San Francisco Chronicle’s fantastic interview with the man himself. Read it here.…
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We’re bringing him back! The Idelsohn Society is proud to present Johnny Mathis, as he returns to his hometown of San Francisco next Thursday, February 4th, to receive special honors from the city for his contribution to music. Hosted at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, which is currently showing the exhibit “Black Sabbath: A Secret Musical …
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