Kesher Talk

Jewish Philanthropy: Starting the year off with good Jewish news: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra returned to Israel in late December after a three-week tour of Japan and the US that raised more than $1.5 million.

Most of the money was raised at Carnegie Hall in New York at a gala benefit concert for American Friends of the IPO. At the December 15 concert, Zubin Mehta conducted violinist Itzhak Perlman and the IPO in works by Stravinsky, Bruch and Mussorgsky. Later, Lily Safra, widow of billionaire banker Edmund Safra, introduced the orchestra and thanked the audience for supporting Israeli culture. (from The Jerusalem Post, Dec. 24, 2003)

posted by William @ 1/02/2004 08:41:00 AM