Subscribe to Print Edition | Thu., October 08, 2009 Tishrei 20, 5770 | | Israel Time: 08:42 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Jewish World Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Focus U.S.A. Strenger than Fiction Business Real Estate Magazine Week's End Anglo File Books
Miri Ben-Ari (right) performing at Harlem's Apollo Theater on Tuesday (Shahar Azran)
Share |
Last update - 00:00 28/05/2008
'Hip-hop violinist' celebrates Israel's 60th in New York
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel, African-American 




Grammy-winning Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari participated Tuesday in a New York event to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary, organized by the Israeli consulate and the city's African-American community.
Advertisement
The renowned hip-hop musician performed alongside a number of African-American gospel choirs from the city at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater. The event was co-organized by Ben-Ari's Gedenk foundation, Rabbi Mark Schneier's Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and hip-hop tycoon Russel Simmons.

"This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the friendship between the State of Israel and black America, which was established by Martin Luther King Jr. during the days of the Civil Rights Movement," Ben-Ari said. "Since I was born in Israel, and my music has generated such a warm relationship with the African-American community, this event, marking Israel's 60th anniversary, is particularly important for me."

In 2004, Ben-Ari shared a Grammy award with the rap singer Kanye West for their song Jesus Walks.

Tuesday's performance is one in a series of events organized by the Israeli consulate in New York to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary. Later this month, several U.S. celebrities, including Tom Cruise, Brook Shields, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, are slated to congratulate Israel through a large screen at Times Square.

Related articles:
  • N.Y. Jews commemorate Martin Luther King Day with dozens of events
    • PROMOTION: Mamilla Hotel
    Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Israel's noble victory
    Israeli scientist Ada Yonath becomes first woman to win Nobel in chemistry since 1964.
    Using the Holocaust
    Netanyahu harms the ethics of memory that Ahmadinejad is incapable of endorsing.
      1.   ben ari 20:11  |  dovie 28/05/08
      2.   What is Dovie talking about? 20:18  |  Allen 28/05/08
      3.   To #1 21:00  |  George 28/05/08
      4.   dovies right 22:20  |  listen 28/05/08
      5.   #4 23:38  |  Jane 28/05/08
      6.   #5 23:38  |  Jane 28/05/08
      7.   Jesus Walks 00:38  |  Slibovitz 29/05/08
      8.   JESUS WALKS! 01:04  |  Cameron 29/05/08
      9.   Plain Beauty 10:00  |  Nephtaly 29/05/08
      10.   Ben ari 07:37  |  David 02/06/08
      11.   too much talent 08:14  |  Fidel Imperial 08/10/09
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
    Holiday Greetings from the Heart
    LIBI-Caring for Israeli Soldiers
    JGooders Special Rosh Hashanah Gift Cards
    Send Gift Cards to you Friends and Family and Taste the Sweetness of Giving
    Date Local Jewish Singles
    Ready to meet your match? Join Jdate today!
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Amazing Jewelry
    Visit SoKoBe.com for the best priced fine jewelry in the world
    More Headlines
    08:21 Jordan's king to Haaretz: Without two states, there is no future
    03:44 U.S. official: Obama impatient with delay in peace talks
    02:34 Security Council rejects special Goldstone report session
    08:41 CIA: Israel aided in editing info on exposed Iran nuclear facility
    04:06 Temple Mount access restricted for fifth day
    04:16 Egypt-born Jew looks to buy 50% of Al-Jazeera
    04:40 Sarkozy steps up pressure over Shalit after video swap
    04:54 Israeli scientists worry 2009 Nobel may be the last
    23:05 TV ROUND-UP: Israeli wins Nobel, cornerstone laid in East Jerusalem
    05:00 Israeli writer Amos Oz hot favorite for Nobel in literature
    05:06 Cornerstone laid in East Jerusalem for Jewish quarter
    05:07 Iran: France may be ready to sell us uranium, U.S. should too
    23:15 Settler leader: Obama, keep your hands off Israel
    05:29 Tel Aviv bars offer free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers
    05:40 Israel marks 24% rise in suicide attempts since Dudu Topaz' death
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Site rules |
    | Advert: Recommended Restaurants | Makom: Engaging on Israel
    | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved