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Watch Highlights From Our Latest Concert

AT THE SALT SHED

We Are Here:

Songs From The Holocaust

A Commemorative Concert

Nov. 6th 7:30pm at The Salt Shed in Chicago

Conceived and Created by Ira Antelis
Inspired by Bret Werb’s “Yiddish Songs of the Shoah”

Written by Emmet Smith and Ira Antelis

Music Directed by Lee Musiker

Directed by Eli Newell

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Ken Leonard, Beth Heller, Ira Antelis, Rabbi Charles Savenor, & Craig Golden

PRODUCERS

Brannon Bowers, Maddie Burton, David Mendelson, Michael Conner and Kevin McCollum

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

Avy & Marcie Stein and Peter Levy

Dedicated to Survivors

Sam and Mary Fryszman, Henry and Pola Ader, Leo and Randolph Chester,
Elie Weisel, Wolf Durmashkin, and Isaac, Abe & Joe Lewin

In memory of

Martin Antelis, who always tried to make the world a better place.

Presented by Ira Antelis, Rabbi Charles Savenor, and The Salt Shed in partnership with and for the benefit of The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

In Partnership With

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
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JCC is proud to bring Violins of Hope to the We Are Here Concert for the their final Chicagoland Appearance.

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Meet Our Performers and Presenters

Deerfield High School Chorale

Choir from Deerfield High School, Niles North High School, HHS Performing Arts & Midwest Young Artists

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