Budapest Jewish Summer Festival 2009: Aug 30 – Sept 06
Budapest Jewish Summer Festival is already a tradition in Budapest Hungary: the festival features several great musicians, performances – this is one of the best Jewish cultural programs you can pick in Budapest. In 2009 it is the 12th Jewish Summer Festival taking place between Aug 30 and Sept 06, so if you should be visiting Hungary in the next couple of weeks, or sometime around late August or at the beginning of September, it may be well worth checking out the Jewish festival program.
Some of the programs in 2009 (random pick):
Robert Capa exhibition in the Jewish Museum in Budapest (Dohány street 2, Budapest, right next to the Great Synagogue (1855-59))
Bea Palya Sephardic Sunday (Dohány Street Synagogue)
Cuban Sephardic Journey with Elsa Valle and the Latin Jazz Syndicate (Dohány Street Synagogue)
The Budapest Klezmer Band and the Judrom – guest : Judit Klein (Dohány Street Synagogue)
Edna Mazya: Games in the Backyard (Trafó)
Rande-jew `Lock&Key` social dating party Star guests: The Vodku music band (Symbol Budapest)
Yiddish Tango Evening with Tango Esperimento (Uránia National Movie Theatre – it is a beautiful building, mind you)
etc.
Here’s a live video recording of the Jerusalem Cantors Choir conducted by Benjamin Glickman, performing at Dohany Synagogue, Budapest (Hungary). It was from the 2008 Jewish Summer Festival (1st of September 2008),The pianist: Mrs Rita Feldman-Gelfman. Hevenu Shalom Aleychem, arrangement: S. Silbermintz
Cantor Azi Schwartz sings in the great synagogue of Budapest on Dohany street. Sim Shalom – Grant us with Peace, by Meir Finkelstein.
PS: Judafest is a smaller Budapest Jewish Festival – more info on judafest.org