Four sessions in February: 4, 11, 18, 25 from 7-8:30 PM on Zoom.
$60 for the series. Click here for tickets.
Music offers a unique means of engaging emotion and spirituality, social solidarity, and cultural affirmation. It also demonstrates the mutual influences experienced by cultures living in proximity to one another over time. Spread throughout the world over two millennia, Jewish music has evolved into myriad traditions as well as innovative creative forms. This four-session series will explore highlights of this rich musical legacy, focusing on the modern era.
Eleanor Shapiro, PhD, produced the Jewish Music Festival in Berkeley for almost two decades. Prior to that she worked in Israel as a teacher and journalist for nine years. More recently, her scholarship has focused on Jewish-Polish relations, expressed through Jewish culture festivals that take place currently in Polish small towns.