PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The National Museum of American Jewish History is celebrating diversity within the community. The diverse history they're presenting is in the music.
The museum is kicking off the summer with a new edition of their concert series, ”Songs of Our People, Songs of Our Neighbors.”
It tells the story of the many colors and sounds of the Jewish community, in hopes of broadening the view of how people see the range of the Jewish cultures.
"We’re bringing you a lot of different and less expected Jewish cultural experiences," said Director of Communications and Public Engagement Emily August.
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To start the series off, the museum is featuring a Ladino musician with Sephardic roots in Macedonia and Greece, Sara Aroeste.
"Ladino is a Judeo-Spanish language, tradition and culture," August explained. She described the music on Aroeste's new album as a combination of Hebrew, Spanish and the Mediterranean.
The goal of the series is to show that modern artists are preserving traditions.
"These are the kind of cultural heritages that would be lost if contemporary artists weren’t dedicating themselves to learning and preserving it," said August.
The virtual music series will begin this July.