Amid the rise of antisemitism all over the world, the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) announced on Tuesday the launch of "Global Hatikvah," an initiative to "inspire hope ...
Video of Israelis singing their national anthem, "Hatikvah," in unison from their balconies went viral. Less than a week into war with the terrorist organization Hamas, Israelis sang as one choir, ...
Hatikvah (“The Hope”), the Israel national anthem. Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Zubin Mehta conducting. Recorded with the Philharmonia Singers and The Ankor Children’s Choir on November ...
JERUSALEM, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day (May 14), The American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic (AFIPO) will debut the Global Hatikvah music video as ...
Executive Director at Penn Hillel Rabbi Gabe Greenberg and the crowd singing the Hatikvah at the Vigil for Israel on Oct. 10. Credit: Derek Wong The entire crowd at College Green turned to the east ...
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In one of the great ironies of Jewish history, the much-beloved Israeli national anthem was written by Naftali Herz Imber (1856-1909), a complex and deeply flawed vagabond, drunkard, and buffoon known ...
The 73 rugged men of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra had just played seven concerts in eight days, but when Conductor Leonard Bernstein called for volunteers, 35 stepped forward. Crowded into two ...