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Cantor’s Concert
Featuring the Violins of Hope

Participating Cantors:
Laurie Akers, Or Shalom
Heather Aranyi, Cantor Emerita of Congregation Beth Am; now with Lyric Opera
Andrea Rae Markowicz, Am Shalom
Pavel Roytman, Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah
Steven Stoehr, Congregation Beth Shalom

All of these Cantors are either children or grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and have their own personal connection to the musical selections.

Date: July 30, 2023; location and timing TBA
Cost: TBD
All pieces will be Cantor-accompanied. Musicians will be drawn from local orchestras.

Repertoire includes:
Klezmer/Traditional
Modern (e.g. “Over the Rainbow”)
Classical
Auschwitz Orchestra
Israeli

 

Sponsorship

$3,600$1,800
Name or Logo Inclusion in Event Program
Event Tickets42

Additional sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Yael Brown at ybrown@jccchicago.org.

Thank you to our Generous Supporters

FRONT ROW
pritzker military foundation jelmar
macarthur foundation
THE WALDER
CHARITABLE
FUND

 

BOX SEATS
MEZZANINE
KARYN LUTZ old national bank

walker and dunlop

dekalb community foundation

LAURIE F. LIEBERMAN

lakeview dermatology

 

BALCONY
IN-KIND
BONNIE VOZAR
LISA & LEE BLOOM

 

 

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The Opening Night Concert is being presented with generous support from the Zollie and Elaine Frank Music Fund at North Shore Congregation Israel.