Monday, Nov. 3
The memory of those lost in the Holocaust was fresh in the minds and hearts of Anshe Emeth's congregants these past two days. Today in Israel, all of the Temple's Israel travellers spent the morning at the "new" Yad Vashem, remembering the communities and individuals who were lost to us.
And meanwhile, back at home only a few hours earlier, our adult choir, Makhelat Anshe Emeth, united with the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra to play and sing a concert entitled "The Spirit Lives On: Tragedy and Triumph". Music commemorating the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht filled our sanctuary on this past Sunday afternoon. The gestalt of music, images, and narration provided a moving tribute to lives and entire Jewish enclaves lost 70 years ago. It was thrilling to have top-notch musicians like the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra playing in our sanctuary, where the acoustics enabled a mere 16 to sound like 100, and to welcome guests from the surrounding community into our beautiful home. The photos below cannot do justice to the music, but will perhaps convey the mood of the experience to anyone who missed it.
The memory of those lost in the Holocaust was fresh in the minds and hearts of Anshe Emeth's congregants these past two days. Today in Israel, all of the Temple's Israel travellers spent the morning at the "new" Yad Vashem, remembering the communities and individuals who were lost to us.
And meanwhile, back at home only a few hours earlier, our adult choir, Makhelat Anshe Emeth, united with the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra to play and sing a concert entitled "The Spirit Lives On: Tragedy and Triumph". Music commemorating the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht filled our sanctuary on this past Sunday afternoon. The gestalt of music, images, and narration provided a moving tribute to lives and entire Jewish enclaves lost 70 years ago. It was thrilling to have top-notch musicians like the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra playing in our sanctuary, where the acoustics enabled a mere 16 to sound like 100, and to welcome guests from the surrounding community into our beautiful home. The photos below cannot do justice to the music, but will perhaps convey the mood of the experience to anyone who missed it.
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