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World music from a Jewish slant. 1990s website (to be updated any year now) https://Klezmershack.com

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Ira Khonen Temple and friends at the Burren, at @honkfestival.bsky.social putting the fun in klezmer and Yiddish music - catch him on tour or at @Bandcamp #klezmer #yiddishmusic

11.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Levyosn tonight, Hillel B'nai Torah, 120 Corey St., W. Roxbury (Boston) 7:30pm FREE - www.templehbt.org/hbtfeaturede... #yiddishmusic #klezmer You get to hear one of my favorite bands, and the synagogue gets proof that people will come by to hear great music!

09.10.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Blogs: Catching up with β€˜kosher gospel’ innovator Joshua Nelson From the blog of Andrew Esensten at The Times of Israel

blogs.timesofisrael.com/catching-up-... #jewishmusic #gospel

01.09.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Through the Walls: Klezmer String Quartet

Through the Walls: Klezmer String Quartet
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 7.00pm

The Hunt Museum Limerick

journalofmusic.com/listing/20-0...

#klezmer #khasidicmusic #jewishmusic

01.09.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'I deeply miss the Persian culture that existed before darkness took over' Amir Shahsar fled Iran in 1989 and eventually settled in Israel, where he blends Persian, Jewish and world music with the ensemble Diwan HaLev, performing spiritual, contemporary and culturally rich m...

Interview with Iranian musician, Amir Shahsar, of Diwan HaLev, ahead of the Tzfat Klezmer Festival. #mizrahimusic #jewishmusic

www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world...

01.09.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band @ Bowdoin College Sep 20, 2025 - Brunswick, ME

Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band: Workshop and Concert at Bowdoin College
Sep 20. 12pm Workshop; 3pm concert
Bowdoin College
55 Maine St, Brunswick, ME

www.bandsintown.com/e/107112520

31.08.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Challapalooza Boston's Jew-ish Music Festival

Challapalooza: Boston’s Jew-ish Music Festival
Sun, Sep 7, noon - 6:00 pm
Prospect Hill Park, 68 Munroe St, Somerville, MA 02143 #klezmer #jewishmusic #yiddish

www.challapalooza.org

31.08.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

2nd Annual Michigan KlezMitten Fest, Sun, Sep 7, 1:30-9pm. 111 E Kirby St, Midtown Detroit, MI 48202. #jewishmusic #klezmer #yiddish klezundheit.ludus.com/index.php](h...

31.08.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Selichos/Transformation - Congregation Beth Elohim Tiered ticket options are available atΒ $18, and $36, and $54. All seating is general admission. Higher priced tickets will allow the Center for New Jewish Culture to expand our cultural programming offerings.

Selichos/Transformation, new music in the cantorial trad for 2 voices, chamber orch. by Jeremiah Lockwood. 20-Sep-2025, 8:30pm, Riki Rose & Yoel Kohn, Alan Pierson cond., 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY cbebk.shulcloud.com/cnjc/selicho...

30.08.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sabor a CafΓ© Niles - Steakhouse & Live Music Venue Discover Sabor a CafΓ© in Niles, IL Enjoy South American cuisine, grass-fed steaks, and live Latin & jazz music. Visit for an unforgettable experience!

Maxwell St Klezmer, once a month, Sep 10, Oct 22, 7-9pm Sabor a Cafe, 6873 N. Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714 saboracafeniles.com #klezmer @klezmom #yiddishmusic

30.08.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NY Klezmer Series: Ternovka! Pete Rushefsky, Zhenya Lopatnik Event in New York, NY by NY Klezmer Series on Tuesday, May 13 2025

Ternovka Ensemble, NYC, May 13 w/Zhenya Lopatnik www.facebook.com/events/10509... #klezmer #yiddish #NYKlezmerSeries

11.05.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Things To Do in Framingham MA - MetroWest Daily News Things to do in Framingham, MA. Find local events, weekend festivals, and free attractions for families, or promote your own event.

Ezekiel's Wheels, Jacobs Ladder, Framingham, MA, May 15: www.metrowestdailynews.com/things-to-do... #klezmer #jewishmusic #bluegrass

11.05.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These Irreplaceable Yiddish Artifacts Would Have Been Lost to History If They Weren't Evacuated to New York After World War II The founding of a research institute 100 years ago has helped to provide insight on Yiddish culture in the United States and around the world

From the Smithsonian mag: www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... #yivo #yiddish #yiddishculture

10.05.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Golden Thread Septet in Cambridge, MA. Sextet tonight. The supposedly not-antisemitic US gov declined visa for Yiddish singer Sasha Lurja. Huh. #yiddish #antisemitism

27.04.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HMLF presents A Book Presentation and Concert You are invited to join us for a book presentation of β€œMusic of Exileβ€œ by Dr. Michael Haas. In conversation with John Mauceri. Concert by Exilarte Center for Banned Music. Reception and Book Signing t...

"Music of Exile" book presentation, concert, Wed, May 7, 7pm, HUC, NYC hmlf.org/event/sing-m... #jewishmusic #holocaust

26.04.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Klezmer Concert for Lag Ba'Omer KLEZMER CONCERT FOR LAG BΒ΄OMER Featuring Andy Statman (clarinet, mandolin), Dan Blacksberg (trombone) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/cimbalom).

KLEZMER CONCERT FOR LAG BA'OMER w/Andy Statman+guests, Thu, May 15, 8:30pm, Old Broadway Synagogue, 15 Old Broadway bet 125th & 126th Streets, Manhatttan: $10 www.eventbrite.com/e/klezmer-co... #klezmer

26.04.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DC Artists Fundraise After Klezmer Institute Loses Federal Grant Christina Crowder was about to give a presentation on the Klezmer Archive Project when her phone began buzzing and ringing incessantly.

www.washingtonjewishweek.com/dc-artists-f... & so shld we all! #klezmer

26.04.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The New York Klezmer Series – Klezmer Music & Yiddish Culture from NYC & the World

NY Klezmer Series w/Strauss/Warschauer Duo+guests! Tu, Apr 29, 8:30pm, NYC nyklezmer.com #klezmer #yiddishdance

26.04.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DJ Chaia’s β€˜Yiddish Electronic’ finds home in the underground - The Tufts Daily A new genre of music originating from Boston’s indie scene and conservatory institutions is taking root throughout nightclubs in the United States and abroad. These sounds are spearheaded by DJ C...

DJ Chaia upcoming album: www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025... #klezmer #yiddishmusic #electronica (also a member of the wonderful Levyosn trio)

26.04.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Early Sounds of Jewish Music Symposium - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music About the Early Sounds of Jewish Music SymposiumΒ  Early Sounds of Jewish Music is a rare journey into the Jewish soundscape of the Medieval, Renaissance,

Jewish early music symposium schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/early-... w/Matthew Austerklein

followed by a concert: www.eventbrite.com/e/early-soun... #jewishmusic

23.04.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lifting the Melody: Rhythmic and Harmonic Support for Klezmer Dance Tunes Event in Washington D.C. by Howard Ungar on Sunday, April 27 2025

DC Klezmer Workshop, Sun Apr 27 2-4pm, Adas Israel, 2850 Quebec St NW, DC www.facebook.com/events/12043... #klezmer

23.04.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The YIVO Sound Archive and the Klezmer Revival | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research YIVO sound archivist Eléonore Biezunski tells the story of the Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings in relation to the revitalization of klezmer music since the mid-1970s.

ElΓ©onore Biezunski: The YIVO Sound Archive and the Klezmer Revival, Thursday Apr 24, 2025 1pm EDT yivo.org/Sound-Archive #klezmer #jewishmusic #archives #yivo

20.04.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Support β€’ Klezmer Institute Your support will help Klezmer Institute publishing and programing. We thank you for your interest!

Info on the Klezmer project & how to support it klezmerinstitute.org/support/?fbc...

04.04.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Caraid O'Brien performing from "Desires," sensual Celia Dropkin novel, newly trans. by Anita Norwich #VilnaShul #yiddish #klezmer

03.04.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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With the Reisman Klezmer band @ Vilna Shul, Boston, mus/lit eve - Celia Dropkin "Desires" trans to eng. #VolnaShul #yiddish #klezmer

03.04.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The great Jim _Guttman_

21.03.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whew. The great Jim Gutman playing a solo bass version of "accompanying the in-laws home." So good. #klezmer #jazz

21.03.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new album is such a loving tribute to the early and mid-century _American_ klezmer, played now that these guys have made it their own and grown into it. borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/fidl-a... #klezmer

20.03.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Evening of Sephardic Art Song | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research In this two-part event, Dr. Lori Εžen will present an overview of the Sephardic art song genre. Zoë Johnstone Stewart (guitar) and Andrew Stewart (piano) will join Εžen for a performance after the lecture. 

An Evening of Sephardic Art Song, Tue Apr 22, 7pm, NYC, in-person+Zoom yivo.org/Sephardic-Song #sephardicmusic #jewishmusic

17.03.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Things To Do in Langhorne PA - PhillyBurbs Things to do in Langhorne, PA. Find local events, weekend festivals, and free attractions for families, or promote your own event.

Alicia Svigals, Cantor Randy Herman, Penn Valley, Mar 30: www.phillyburbs.com/things-to-do... #jewishmusic

17.03.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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