Gala Musical Celebration of Jewish Renewal in Poland (Woodland Hills)
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Join Grammy-award winng Cantor Mike Stein in a celebration of the renewal of Jewish life in Poland with this gala musical event featuring Cantor David Wisnia, the 90-year-old Warsaw native and survivor of the Nazi horrors who is one of the last living individuals to have their cantorial art personally nurtured by the great cantors of pre-war Poland- Gershon Sirota and Moshe Koussevitsky. Cantor Wisnia will be joined by his grandson Avi Wisnia, an award-winning composer, singer, and performer. The program will also include contributions from two musical representatives of the Jewish renewal taking place today in Poland, Cantorial Solists Rivka Iza Foremniak and Menachem Piotr Mirski from the Progressive Jewish community, Beit Polska. A special musical ensemble created for the occasion by Temple Aliyah's own Neal Brostoff will also participate. Proceeds will benefit the renewal of progressive Jewish life in Poland, and the "Shatzim" program that trains prayer and community leaders.