Songs of Light & Joy: Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

The winter holidays are a time for joyous singing! Join us in the atrium for a very special presentation by the Zingeray ensemble of the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, still singing strong in its 99th year! We will be treated to songs of light, hope, and freedom so needed in these hard times, in Yiddish, English, Ladino, and Russian. We’ll all be encouraged to sing along and joyfully raise our voices! 
  

This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.—Anita
Diamant, Author of Choosing a Jewish Life 

The Jewish Folk Chorus has been in existence since 1926. Though their current repertoire includes primarily Yiddish songs about many themes, they stay true to their roots in the labor movement by preserving and performing works from their library of Yiddish labor songs. Through its 98-year existence, the Chorus has sung many interesting and difficult Jewish musical works, without forgetting the simple folk music of our ancestors. They preserve a rich, diverse and deeply satisfying musical heritage. The Zingeray ensemble of the chorus encourages audience participation.