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Museum of Jewish Heritage Continues Virtual Concert Series

January 26, 2021
Courtesy of the Museum of Jewish Heritage

This winter, the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust continues to bring live music to audiences at home through the Live from Edmond J. Safra Hall concert series, presented from its theatre. The series includes live-streamed performances featuring Carolyn Enger and Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn.

Celebrated klezmer musician Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn will take the stage on March 4 at 8 p.m. (EST) for the group’s first live performance in New York City since February 2020. The group will play hits from Winograd’s 2019 LP Kosher Style, classics from the golden age of Yiddish theater, Klezmer music and a handful of 2020 premieres.

Winograd will lead the concert on the clarinet, joined by trombonist Daniel Blacksberg, accordionist Will Holshouser, pianist Carmen Staa, bassist Zoe Guigueno and drummer David Licht.

“We are excited to partner with these talented artists to explore and celebrate Jewish heritage through live music,” said Jack Kliger, president and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. “Thanks to our recently upgraded performance space, Edmond J. Safra Hall, the Museum can share the work of these stellar musicians beyond our walls with a global audience.”

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Museum launched its Live from Edmond J. Safra Hall series, offering performance live-streamed from the Museum’s website for a suggested donation. The series kicked off this fall with Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars and klezmer-rock band Golem. In December, Yiddish New York Festival was presented virtually from Edmond J. Safra Hall.

Thanks to a six-figure grant from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, the Museum in 2020 installed multiple video cameras, new lighting, an upgraded sound system and a TriCaster for polished audio and video recording and presentations.

The Hall is available to rent for concerts, lectures, book readings and other presentations. Visit the rental webpage for specifics about the theater’s technology, requirements on attendance and other safety measures and rental rates.