NEIL SEDAKA:  As the High Holy Days draw near….

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE JEWISH TO LOVE THIS MUSIC THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU CRY…

Rejoice with Neil Sedaka, Itzhak Perlman and Cantor

Yitzchak Meir Helfgot

A Yidishe Mame (A Jewish Mother), Neil Sedaka, Itzhak Perlman

With the Jewish High Holy Days drawing near,  a nice way to rejoice with this program…

Premiere date:   Locally San Francisco Sept 21, 7 pm – check your local PBS listings elsewhere
Songwriter and pianist Neil Sedaka introduces the song “A Yidishe Mame” (A Jewish Mother), a popular Yiddish classic with Vaudeville roots. Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Helfgot perform it, backed by The Klezmer Conservatory Band and The Rejoice Chamber Orchestra. Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Helfgot perform the popular Yiddish classic with Vaudeville roots “A Yidishe Mame” (A Jewish Mother) backed by The Klezmer Conservatory Band and The Rejoice Chamber Orchestra.

The great NEIL SEDAKA introduces Perlman and Yitzchak

Rejoice with Neil Sedaka,  Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak

Meir Helfgot