This year's International Days of Jewish Music at the end of November in Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony aim to bring Jewish music and culture closer to their audiences. Several concerts are planned from November 25 to 28 - in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, for example, on Usedom and in Stavenhagen, as well as in Berlin and in Görlitz, Saxony. At a time when the world needs intensive cultural exchange and mutual understanding more than ever and anti-Semitism is on the rise, the organizers said they are focusing on the unifying power of music.
Prominent patron
The International Days of Jewish Music are under the patronage of Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. The motto of this year's edition is "Kamocha - He is like you", based on a corresponding Hebrew commandment.
Director Thomas Hummel emphasized, "Music can be a means of dialogue. It has the unique ability to build bridges and bring people together. It speaks a universal language that is understood across cultural, religious and political boundaries."
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