A concert for the 20th anniversary of the European Day of Jewish Culture
The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Holocaust-MEIS in partnership with the Jewish community of Ferrara and the National Committee for the Centenary Celebrations of Primo Levi’s birth, will host a concert dedicated to Levi’s poetry. The Concert will be on September 15th (7.30 pm) at the Sala Estense.
The theme of this year’s European Day of Jewish Culture is “Dreams – A Staircase to Heaven.” In his poetry, Primo Levy focused on the dreams of freedom after the trauma of the Holocaust.
The concert will be perfomed by Frank London, winner of a Grammy for Contemporary World Music and the soul of the “Klezmatics” band, together with Shai Bachar, a pianist and produce and the singer Shulamit Ottolenghi. The performance will be introduced by the MEIS director, Simonetta Della Seta.
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