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PSU's Judaic Studies Program Presents Concert by Judy Frankel
Author: Ramya Rajaraman, Office of Marketing and Communications (503-725-8763)
Posted: July 7, 2004

What
The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, in cooperation with the 14th Annual Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, presents a concert by the internationally recognized recording and performing artist Judy Frankel.

When
Monday, August 9, 2004 at 8 p.m.

Where
Lincoln Hall, Room 75, Portland State University (1620 SW Park Avenue)

Cost
Admission is free and open to the public.

Contact
For more information, contact Priscilla Kostiner, 503-309-4573.

Background
Judy Frankel is known internationally for her interpretations of Sephardic songs learned in the 500-year-old oral tradition from Jewish descendants out of medieval Spain and Portugal. She has performed throughout the U.S. and toured in China, Canada, Cuba, France, Spain, Portugal and Eastern Europe. Judy Frankel divides her time between giving lecture-concerts on history and music of the Sephardim, conducting workshops in Judeo-Spanish song, and performing concerts of her vast Sephardic repertoire.


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