Songs of Light and Joy

Celebrate the winter season with beautiful songs presented by the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco. The chorus will elevate our spirits.

At the JCCSF, 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Free

The winter holidays are a time for joyous singing! Join us in the Pottruck Family atrium for a very special presentation by the Zingeray ensemble of the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, still singing strong as it enters its 100th year! You will be treated to songs of light, hope, and freedom so needed in these hard times, in Yiddish, English, Ladino, and Russian. And we’ll encourage you to sing along and joyfully raise our voices together.
   
   
“This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.”—Anita
 Diamant, Author of Choosing a Jewish Life  
   
The Jewish Folk Chorus has been in existence since 1926. Though their current repertoire includes primarily Yiddish songs about many themes, they stay true to their roots in the labor movement by preserving and performing works from their library of Yiddish labor songs. Through its 99-year existence, the Chorus has sung many interesting and difficult Jewish musical works, without forgetting the simple folk music of our ancestors. They preserve a rich, diverse, and deeply satisfying musical heritage. The Zingeray ensemble of the chorus encourages audience participation.