All songs – Hanukkah at Villa Seligmann

Elie Kellermann Isidoro Abramowicz was born in Buenos Aires and grew up in an Ashkenazi family. He studied music and education in Argentina, as well as opera and choral conducting in Germany. At the same time, he worked for the Jewish community in Oldenburg as a choirmaster and prayer leader. In 2009, with a scholarship from the Central Council of Jews and the Abraham Geiger College, he began training as a cantor in Berlin and studying for a Master’s degree in Jewish Studies at the University of Potsdam. During this time, Isidoro Abramowicz already created concert programs with liturgical and Yiddish music and sang in churches, museums and theaters, as well as tango with various ensembles, out of love for his roots. After graduating, Abramowicz worked in various congregations before becoming cantor of the Great Synagogue in Stockholm, where he worked until February 2019. In November 2017, Abramowicz also took over as head of cantor training at Geiger College. He has been cantor at the Pestalozzistrasse Synagogue since March 2019. Sivan Goldman is a soprano with a broad repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary music. She graduated with distinction (Cum Laude) from the Tel-Aviv Academy of Music, where she studied singing with Ms. Agnes Massini. She has been awarded several scholarships, including the America Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship, the Israeli Vocal Arts Institute Scholarships and most recently the Foundation of promoting education in Israel Scholarship. She performs in operatic roles and oratorios both in Israel and abroad in oratorios and liturgical music.

Michael Hunter Ochs Award-winning American songwriter Michael Hunter Ochs is a soulful, devotional, empathetic composer and artist. His work explores the truth of lyricism and the core of the idea through study, deep conversation and genuine passion. He lives in Nashville (Tennessee) and Berlin. As a regular guest at various Jewish congregations, he organizes services and musical encounters.

Songs are like little bridges between lyric and melody, rhythm and rhyme, artist and composition, but above all between people – Michael Hunter Ochs

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