{"id":1237,"date":"2023-09-13T19:57:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantorheller.com\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:57:46","slug":"at-new-london-synagogue-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantorheller.com\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"At New London Synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/stsp\/to_webp%2Cq_lossy%2Cret_img\/https%3A\/\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-1024x768.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" style=\"width:659px;height:494px\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cantorheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2678-scaled.jpeg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An evening of song invited by the song shul of Canada in their tour with Cantor Simon and Mrs Aliza Spiro. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosting at New London Synagogue it\u2019s Cantor Yoav Oved and guest Cantor David Rome who shared songs composed by British Jewish composers accompanied by the excellent pianist Leo Nicholson. In the audience friends from Belsize Square Synagogue as well as scholars Alex Knapp and Charles Heller, Geraldine Auerbach MBE, my dear friend Cantor Moshe Dubiner between others. Al little taste of my contribution which was not from a British composer, but to honour music and our Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gracias a la vida\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9utX-q_aEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An evening of song invited by the song shul of Canada in their tour with Cantor Simon and Mrs Aliza Spiro. 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