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Sylvia Braitman, z"l

photo of Sylvie Braitman at the Plush Room by Hester LoxJust got the news on one of the online news services that longtime Jewish-Music list participant Sylvie Braitman has passed away. Julie Sherman writes the following on the WELL:

Sylvie Braitman, singer, on Friday 11/10 after a very long fight with cancer

She was a child of survivors and sang songs from the Holocaust. She sang Kol Nidre for the Aquarian Minyan for many years. She was featured in the Jewish Music Festival numerous times.

Here is a link to a 2003 article about her life and work: www.sylviebraitman.com/architecture/sfchronicle.htm

Posted by Ari Davidow on November 13, 2006 4:23 PM |

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