UNITED JEWISH GENERATIONS (UJG)

ORGANIZED CULTURAL KLEZMER CONCERT FOR ELDERLY

Fine Arts and Culture for the Elderly (FACE) winter music

event in South Florida (Miami-Dade County) area

Miami, Florida. Sunday January 31, 2010. South Florida’s older residents were just treated to a Grand Klezmer Concert, a project of the United Jewish Generations (UJG), spearheaded by Rabbi Menachem Smith. More than 1,000 people were trying to get into the show which has a legal capacity limit of 937 people! Unfortunately, they had to turn many people away.

Through its Fine Arts and Culture for the Elderly (FACE) project, UJG featured the Klezmer concert on Sunday, January 31^st, 2010. The 8 musicians are members of the Tekiah Orchestra which is a quite popular band at Jewish weddings and bar-mitzvahs specializing in all types of Jewish cultural music. The concert took place at the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theatre at 17011 NE 19th Ave., North Miami Beach at 2:PM.

United Jewish Generations is a Chabad organization that concentrates on the needs of senior citizens. Being so concerned to benefit these seniors, many of their events are free and when they charge it is a very minimal fee. this concert was merely $6 for seniors! Their events start early in the afternoon so that the attendees should get home before dark. We have an obligation to help them out during the elder years especially knowing what they have contributed to society in general and to each and every one of us in particular, says the Rabbi.

“Senior citizens often experience feelings of loneliness, boredom, isolation from family and a sense of life without purpose,” says Rabbi Smith. “Through our FACE programs, elders will experience a closer connection to a rich culture. And besides enjoying wonderful entertainment, they will meet new friends and get back into the social scene.”

The event was co-sponsored by: Sunshine Good Care; Berrel Coen Jewelry; Chayim Kessler, CPA, PA.; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs; the Cultural Affairs Council; the Miami-Dade County Mayor; Board of the County Commissioners and other anonymous donors.

For more info about United Jewish Generations, call (305) 770-4540 and visit their website at UnitedJewishGenerations.com.