Westborough – As part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, Congregation B’nai Shalom welcomes guest Artist-in-Residence, Susan Leviton, along with Lauren Brody for a special night of world music on Saturday, Dec. 8. Join them on a musical magic carpet ride as they present songs and instrumental music in Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Russian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian and English with audience participation.
The women have been performing together around the United States and the Caribbean for over a decade, and they bring their deep historic and linguistic integrity and musical depth to audiences who are astonished by their gifts.
Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz explained that she booked Leviton as the congregation’s Artist-in-Residence to celebrate the congregation’s 40th year in response to a revival of interest in Jewish folk arts.
“Susan is the complete package. In addition to the musical talents she is sharing on Saturday night, she will be running Yiddish storytelling and arts projects with our students on Sunday morning, followed by a presentation and workshop for our members on the art of Judaic paper-cutting,” Gurevitz said.
Susan has applied her artistic skills to creating Ketubot (Jewish marriage documents, often created as works of
Leviton has presented at the Yiddish Book Center, Ashkenaz Festival, KlezFest in Yvpatoria, Crimea, and countless venues around the United States. Her two solo recordings, Zingendik! and Deep Skies, have been critically acclaimed and are widely played on radio programs around the world.
Brody has been a pioneer in both the Balkan and Yiddish music scenes in the United States. She was a member of Kapelye, Mikveh, Merak, Novo Selo, Pitu Guli, Yuri Yunakov Ensemble and Ivan Milev Balkan Folk Band. She has appeared in the feature films “The Chosen” and “Over the Brooklyn Bridge”.
Tickets are $15 in advance. Purchase via https://www.cbnaishalom.org/event/susan-leviton-in-concert#
or call the Temple office at 508-366-7191. $20 at the door.
