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The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Celebrates 30 Years!

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presented their 30th Anniversary Celebration at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Resnick Family Campus.

“Shake My Faith” Wins 2023 American Prize for Virtual Performance

by LAJS Reid

Karen Hart’s “Shake My Faith,” performed by the Jewish Community Chorale, has won the 2023 American Prize for virtual performance.

In the Media

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7 Questions For Maestra Noreen Green

June 12, 2025

Article by Sara Groustra, Jewish Women’s Archive

Interview: Whisper in the Wings Episode 971

May 5, 2025

Interview by Andrew Cortes and Hope Bird, Stage Whisper Podcast

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Review: Notes of Hope

May 2, 2025

Article by Edmon J. Rodman, MegilLA

What’s Happening

A Patchwork of Cultures 2025: Adat Ari El

Monday, December 8, 2025

Kristallnacht Commemoration Event

Sunday, November 9, 2025
@ 7:00PM

East Meets West: A World of Jewish Music

Sunday, October 12, 2025
@ 4:00PM

Symphony of the Holocaust at Temple Ramat Zion

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Screening, Music Presentation, Q&A

Milken Community School Spring Concert 2025 Side-By-Side with LAJS

Thursday, May 22, 2025
@ 7:00PM

Maestra Green Conducts Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Feb 15-16 & 22-23, 2025

Or Ha’am – Our People’s Light: Celebrating Two Great Lights, Rabbi Harold Schulweis and Ami Aloni

Friday, December 20, 2024

Symphony of the Holocaust at Ojai Film Festival

October 31 – Nov 4 2024
Screening, Music Presentation, Q&A

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Symphony of the Holocaust for Violin and Orchestra by Shony Alex Braun
performed by Mark Kashper, violinist with The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Dr. Noreen Green, Founding Artistic Director and Conductor
Mark Kashper, Founding Concertmaster, Violin Soloist

October 30, 2024
Symphony of the Holocaust, Shony Alex Braun
Maestra Noreen Green
Adam Millstein, Solo Violin
Blair School of Music Orchestra

Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University

Violinist Mark Kashper has been a huge part of our LAJS story since the orchestra’s inception in spring of 1994. In addition to his role as Concertmaster, Mark has also been a frequent featured soloist, performing throughout Southern California and touring with the LAJS in New York and Israel, and on all three of our professional recording albums. We couldn’t be more grateful for Mark’s years of dedicated work with the Symphony and are proud to announce his formal title as LAJS Founding Concertmaster!

Musical excerpt from the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony’s performance of “Lullaby,” mvmt 2 of Reb Mendele, Suite for Violin and Orchestra, composed by Simon Sargon. Performed as part of the concert ChaiLights at the Ford Amphitheatre on August 26, 2012.

Featuring Mark Kashper, violin. Conducted by Noreen Green.

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🕯This Sunday: Kristallnacht Commemoration Event at Adat Shalom Join us as we commemorate Kristallnacht with the powerful “Requiem Ebraico” by Eric Zeisl, written for his father and all victims of the Shoah. Also, introducing the newest program of the LAJS: Kol Ha'Am: Voice of the People Choir, conducted by our own Maestra Green. Location: Adat Shalom Synagogue West L.A., Westwood🎟Tickets:General Admission (GA): $25GA + Valet Parking: $35🗓 Valet purchase not available at the doors 👉 Click the link in bio to get your tickets now! #Kristallnacht #HolocaustRemembrance #requiemebraico #jewishmusic #lajsymphony #kolhaam #adatshalom #LAJewishCommunity ... See MoreSee Less

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🎤 Spotlight on Cantorial Soloist Elizabeth KersteinCantorial Soloist Elizabeth Kerstein joined Temple Ahavat Shalom in 2021, where she helps shape the spiritual life of the community through music, teaching, and worship. Before her cantorial career, Elizabeth was a classical vocalist and music educator, performing with opera companies in Baltimore, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Pasadena, and serving as alto soloist at several prominent congregations, including Sinai Temple and Temple Judea.Join us for a special Kristallnacht commemoration event featuring “Requiem Ebraico” by survivor Eric Zeisl — a moving musical tribute to his father and the victims of the Shoah.📍 Location: Adat Shalom Synagogue West L.A., Westwood🎟 Tickets:General Admission (GA): $25GA + Valet Parking: $35🗓 Valet purchase has closed#Kristallnacht #HolocaustRemembrance #requiemebraico #jewishmusic #lajsymphony #adatshalom #kolhaam #LAJewishCommunity #laevents #neverforget #ericzeisl #elizabethkerstein ... See MoreSee Less

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🎤 Spotlight on Cantor Lisa PeicottCantor Lisa Peicott serves as the Senior Cantor of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, having been appointed in October 2023 after joining the community in 2018. A classically trained soprano, she regularly appears in cantorial concerts and recitals across Los Angeles, specializing in classical and contemporary Jewish repertoire. Cantor Peicott earned both her undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Music on full scholarship at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and trained in opera in Graz, Austria through the American Institute of Musical Studies.Join us for a special Kristallnacht commemoration event and enjoy Cantor Peicott’s stunning performance for Eric Zeisl’s “Requiem Ebraico.”📍 Location: Adat Shalom Synagogue West L.A., Westwood🎟 Tickets:General Admission (GA): $25GA + Valet Parking: $35🗓 Valet purchase has closed#Kristallnacht #HolocaustRemembrance #requiemebraico #jewishmusic #lajsymphony #adatshalom #kolhaam #LAJewishCommunity #laevents #neverforget #ericzeisl #lisapeicott ... See MoreSee Less

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