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About the Concert
Following its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut in January, We Are Here comes to Chicago in recognition of the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 1938 assault on thousands of Jewish businesses, synagogues, and homes. This one-night-only concert features songs that were written in the ghettos and concentration camps of Nazi-occupied Europe, interspersed with true stories about the writers lives. A NY1 Theater Pick that Broadway World called incredible and powerful, We Are Here pays tribute to the artists murdered during the Shoah who, in the worst of times, continued to create.
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https://www.wearehereconcert.com/
I was fortunate enough to be present during this concert. It was amazing .
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mucifer
Nov 2023
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JudyM
(29,537 posts)1. That would be so moving.
Can you describe your favorite/most memorable?
mucifer
(24,945 posts)2. There were so many. There were lots of Rabbis and Cantors reading and singing. One of the Cantors.
Cantor Danny Mendolsohn's voice was so extremely powerful in the song he sang. My Rabbi, Rabbi Lizzy, did a reading. There was a choir put together from 3 local public high schools with a lot of diversity.
If you click on the link and scroll down you can see all of the performers. There were so many.
It was all very moving.
appalachiablue
(43,156 posts)3. Thank you for sharing, happy you were there for this memorial event.