We Are Here:
Songs From The Holocaust
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A Commemorative Concert
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Nov. 6th 7:30pm at The Salt Shed in Chicago
Conceived and Created by Ira Antelis
Inspired by Bret Werb’s “Yiddish Songs of the Shoah”
Written by Emmet Smith and Ira Antelis
Music Directed by Lee Musiker
Directed by Eli Newell
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Ken Leonard, Beth Heller, Ira Antelis, Rabbi Charles Savenor, & Craig Golden
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PRODUCERS
Brannon Bowers, Maddie Burton, David Mendelson, Michael Conner and Kevin McCollum
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Avy & Marcie Stein and Peter Levy
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Dedicated to Survivors
Sam and Mary Fryszman, Henry and Pola Ader, Leo and Randolph Chester,
Elie Weisel, Wolf Durmashkin, and Isaac, Abe & Joe Lewin
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In memory of
Martin Antelis, who always tried to make the world a better place.
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Presented by Ira Antelis, Rabbi Charles Savenor, and The Salt Shed in partnership with and for the benefit of The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
In Partnership With​
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JCC is proud to bring Violins of Hope to the We Are Here Concert for the their final Chicagoland Appearance.
Meet Our Performers and Presenters
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