Festival

Ginzburg’s slot is on February 5 (10:30 p.m.), with singer-songwriter Rona Kenan joining her and her quintet on stage.

Yellow ribbons of solidarity with Israel's Gaza hostages featured alongside colorful performances at Tel Aviv's drag festival that opened this week.

There were quite a few Anglos in the jam-packed audience. The pianist parried the protest with aplomb, and a winning smile, before getting back to the musical business at hand.

Doron Ashtan Nachmani, the CEO of the association, said they “cannot celebrate or proceed with our traditional festival until all our brothers and sisters are safely returned.” 

The principal artistic premise of the event is the illustrative side of the visual realm, in addition to a slew of workshops, guided tours, master classes, live music, and animation screenings.

Even though it is not yet quite up to full speed, the German government is demonstrably determined to keep its official and financial clout firmly behind the invaluable initiative.

Produced by Renanot – The Jewish Music Institute, Festivaladino Jerusalem aims to position the city as “the world capital of Ladino,” artistic director Ariel Lazarus explains.

The last day of the four-dayer includes the annual gathering of the World Federation of Tunisian Jewry and the community’s Eid al-Banat festivities.

Over the Hanukkah break, the capital will be full of good cheer and an abundance of cultural and entertaining offerings to keep Jerusalemites and out-of-towners of all ages engaged and entertained.

As he will perform the character in Amharic, Tehila Yeshayahu-Adega will offer a Hebrew translation on stage, bridging the linguistic gap.