Divahn, Pharaoh's Daughter in benefit for Darfur, NYC, Mar 1, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 7:30 pm (doors open 7:00 pm)
ESTHER IN AFRICA: A Middle-Eastern Themed Benefit Concert for Darfur
Featuring Pharaoh's Daughter & Divahn
Congregation Shaare Zedek
212 West 93rd Street (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam)
General admission $20, students $10 (larger donations greatly appreciated as
well).
Advanced ticket sales (only for donations of $20 or more) 212-874-7005.
All proceeds go to support the Darfur Action Campaign of the American Jewish
World Service.
Just as Queen Esther raised her voice to save the Jews of Persia, two female artists, Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter and Galeet Dardashti of Divahn will sing out against the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Two nights before Purim, join us to celebrate Esther's heroism.... We too can raise our voices to stop a genocide!
This event is co-sponsored by the American Jewish World Service, Auburn Theological Seminary Center for Multifaith Education, Congregation Ansche Chesed, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Congregation Habonim, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Congregation Shaare Zedek, Darkhei Noam, the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Kehilat Hadar, Kehilat Orach Eliezer, Kehilat Romemu, the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El, Storahtelling, Tikvat Yisrael, and West End Synagogue.