French Jews Mix Klezmer and Salsa
Voices from Europe: JewSalsa takes to the streets of downtown Paris
March 10, 2015
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This month at Jewcy, our partner site, we’re running a series called Voices from Europe, in which young Jews across Europe share stories of the reality of their day-to-day lives. Guest editing the site is Jane Braden-Golay, president of the European Union of Jewish Students.
In the latest post, we are introduced to JewSalsa, a pair of young Jews who combine klezmer and salsa music and dancing. They share their eclectic musical energy with flash mobs in downtown Paris and beyond.
Here’s a 2012 Passover performance.
Read the full post here.
Stephanie Butnick is the founder of GOLDA, a Jewish lifestyle newsletter. She hosted the Tablet podcast Unorthodox, co-authored The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between, and worked as a writer and editor at Tablet.
