The lecture will open with a performance by members of the Mekor Haim and Hamakom choirs singing four songs in Ladino and Hebrew.
25 November, 2025
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Jewish Community of Oporto
Co-founded by two community members, the Mekor Haim Choir has a repertoire of 30 songs in Ladino, Yiddish, German and Hebrew.
The project was led by a Venezuelan artist from the local Jewish community who coordinated a team of Portuguese and foreign colleagues.
The concert at the Holocaust Museum will feature songs in Ladino and Yiddish, performed together by Taybelekh and the Mekor Haim Choir.
The PJN spoke with David Hayes, the promoter of the events, who shared his personal connection to klezmer music and his motivation for organising this initiative.
The museum has welcomed up to a thousand students at once during special educational visits.
