BIRTHDAY BASH; GROUPS SET TO FETE ISRAEL AT 50.Byline: Angela Randazzo Daily News Staff Writer It's a birthday party Jewish-style as the Rejoice! Youth Choir, along with Israel's first lady of song, Chava Albertstein, singer-songwriter Craig Taubman and others will celebrate Israel at age 50. ``I think it's great to celebrate this milestone anniversary and look forward to many more positive milestones for the future,'' said Oren Gabriel, 13, a member of the youth choir from Oak Park. ``Rejoice! Celebrating Israel at 50'' is a multimedia extravaganza of Jewish music Jewish music, the music of Jews, is quite diverse and dates back thousands of years. Sometimes it is religious in nature, other times it is not. This is because Jews are both a religion and a nation. The music of Jews vary greatly depending on origins. and folklore commemorating 50 years of Israeli statehood state·hood n. The status of being a state, especially of the United States, rather than being a territory or dependency. . Featured performers Albertstein, a celebrated musical artist in Israel, and popular Israeli TV and recording stars Duo Re'im will be performing traditional and contemporary music with a Jewish flair. Los Angles-based Craig Taubman, named one of the top 10 children's recording artists of 1998 by Billboard, will perform songs from his two CDs, ``My Jewish Discovery'' and the recent sequel, ``My Newish Jewish Discovery.'' ``The fun-filled songs I call `kiddish and Yiddish,' '' said Taubman. ``Other songs are deeply spiritual and embrace the challenges of life.'' The event will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fred Kavli Fred Kavli, b. 1927, is a naturalized American physicist, business leader, innovator, and philanthropist. Born in the village of Eresfjord, Nesset municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Theatre in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. , 2100 Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Blvd. Tickets range from $19 to $126. Tickets are available through the Civic Arts Plaza box office at (805) 449-2787 and Ticketmaster (805) 583-8700. The Rejoice! Youth Choir, with children ages 8 to 16, was specially organized for the event. The 100-member choir includes young singing talent from a dozen synagogues in the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by and San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The youth choir is conducted by Tova Morcos, a conductor-pianist for singers and cantors throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and founder of the University of Judaism Concert Singers. For the concert, Morcos has selected music that will reflect the evolution of Israel as a state. ``The first half of the show will reflect the pioneer spirit,'' said Morcos. ``The second half reflects modern-day Israel with the hope of brotherhood and bringing people together on the planet.'' Modern-day Israel also will be celebrated in images by photographer Eric Lawton in a slide show presentation. ``The pioneers carved a place for themselves out of the desert,'' said Morcos. ``Their spirit kept them going and their persistence. That's still true today.'' The event is presented by the Jewish Federation/Valley Alliance, which represents 250,000 Jews living in the Conejo, San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , Santa Clarita, Simi and Antelope valleys. Seventeen organizations and synagogues in the Conejo and San Fernando valleys are community sponsors and nearly $90,000 has been raised through corporate and individual contributions to fund the special evening. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Members of Rejoice Youth Choir are Oren Gabriel, 13; Arielle Dekofsky, 11; Emily Jackman, 11; Andrea Gero, 8; and Erica Leshon, 8. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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