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Contrary to popular belief, Golem is neither a towering Jewish Frankenstein who defended the Jews of 17th Century Prague, nor a creature from Lord of the Rings. Golem is a 6 piece Eastern European folk-punk band. Young, hip widely acclaimed New York-based Klezmer/Rock band GOLEM transforms the music of its Jewish grandparents, making it modern, edgy, sexy and brash. Their explosive onstage attitude gets Klezmer to rock.Fronted by Annette Ezekiel - bandleader, accordionist and singer - as well…See More

KFAR Jewish Arts Center is pleased to participate in The 12th Annual Chicago World Music Festival.Experience five cultures under one roof! KFAR and Global Groove Chicago present a full night of world music at the Chopin Theatre featuring:The Opposition Party (Afrobeat) Eyes Manouche (Gypsy)Tum Balalaika Klezmer Band (Russian/Klezmer)The…See More

Join KFAR for this special free preview screening! To receive a guest pass, you must rsvp to the event on this website (http://www.kfarcenter.org). Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a…See More