Congregation Ohev Shalom
The Entire Community is invited to the
Edward S. Ackerman Scholar-in-Residence 2015 Weekend
April 24th & 25th
featuring Dan Kaufman and his group Barbez
The weekend will begin with an Israeli style Shabbat dinner on Friday night.
(details to come)
At Shabbat Services on Friday night and Saturday morning, Dan will discuss the history,
persecution and achievements of the Roman Jewish community. He will present the origins
and preservation of their music as well as his research in Rome. He will also discuss
the connection of Italian Jewish resistance during the Second World War to the wider
resistance movement in Italy during that time.
At a concert on Saturday night, Barbez will play the mysterious, beguiling music of the
Roman Jewish community. The concert is free and open to the public,
followed by a dessert reception.
Barbez, formed in the late 1990s in Brooklyn, NY weaves a mosaic of avant-rock, old world cabaret, Eastern
European folksong and contemporary classical music into a uniquely beautiful and personal soundtrack.
The Dr. Edward S. Ackerman Memorial Scholar-in-Residence Weekend is funded by an endowment by
Dr. Ackerman’s widow, Dr. Shelley Fleet and their children, Brad, Andrew and Hillary.
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