New Orleans International Jewish Music Festival Goldring-Woldenberg Jewish Community Campus • Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Building 3747 W. Esplanade Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002 • TEL 504.780.5612 • FAX 504.780.5601 Dear Friend, Board Members Carol Wise Since Hurricane Katrina unleashed catastrophic destruction on Louisiana, the people of New President Orleans have courageously worked to rebuild their homes and businesses. Local, state, and federal government agencies are working to ensure that basic needs are met and that Julie Wise Oreck infrastructure is rebuilt. Despite the tremendous effort by all, something is still missing: Treasurer Art, culture, and music have always been the heartbeat of New Orleans. Will Samuels Secretary To help bring the music back to New Orleans, The Hiddur Mitzvah Project from The Gary Rosenthal Collection and Moment Magazine present the New Orleans International Jewish Vivian & Richard Cahn Music Festival. This music festival will showcase internationally renowned Jewish artists such Cantor Joel Colman as Neshama Carlebach, Sam Glaser, RebbeSoul, Efim Chorny, and many others. The festival Amy Enchelmeyer will also feature local New Orleans talent such as the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars. The Diane & Alan Franco Charles Glaser success of the concert will make a bold statement to the art and music community: Jeffrey Goldring New Orleans is ready to bring the music back! Jackie Gothard Jessy Gross In addition to raising morale, the concert will increase tourism, business activity, and William D. Hess produce funds that will directly benefit the Jewish children and college students in Greater Howie Kaplan New Orleans. The hurricane destroyed schools and community centers, taking with it musical Stacy Horn Koch instruments, sheet music, art supplies, and equipment. Proceeds from the festival will be Barry Leff Dashka R Lehmann. used to rebuild art and music programs in the Jewish community. The scholarship fund will Victoria May also ensure that religious education will not be another victim of the hurricane. Michael Monheit Jennifer Polkes Your sponsorship of this important 2-day event will help to defray costs, and directly benefit Staci Rosenberg the children and students in our community. Included in this sponsorship packet, you will Gary Rosenthal find details on the various levels of support as well as supplemental information about the Lois Sutton Roselle Ungar concert. Your sponsorship will not only help fund a spectacular musical and cultural event, Cantor Seth Warner but it will go a long way to bring music back to our Jewish community. Eric Stillman, Sincerely yours, Executive Director Jewish Federation Saundra Levy, Executive Director Carol Wise Julie Wise Oreck Will Samuels Jewish Endowment Arlene Barron, Saturday, April 1 at 8pm Howlin’ Wolf Executive Director JCCNO Sunday, April 2 at 12pm McAlister Auditorium Paige Nathan, Executive Director NO Hillel Celebrate Jewish Music New Orleans-Style! Shelley Middleberg, Project Director www.hiddurmitzvah.org NOIJMF.