The annual event, which takes its name from Nobel Prize-winning Polish-Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, sees a more than weeklong feast of music concerts, film screenings, exhibitions, culinary workshops and more.
Among the highlights of the festival this year is a premiere cantorial concert at Warsaw’s Nożyk Synagogue on Saturday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported has reported.
The list of performers includes Yaakov Lemmer from the United States, Yoni Rose from Germany and Israel Rand from Israel, in addition to pianist Menachem Bristowski.
Gołda Tencer, the founder and artistic director of the festival, has said the event is “a bridge connecting tradition and modernity.”
The festival is held in various venues around the Polish capital every year, but primarily in a part of the city that was once the hub of Warsaw's Jewish community.
This year's event opens on Saturday and runs until September 1 to offer a wealth of opportunities to explore and celebrate Jewish culture and tradition.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR