Niki Jacobs Performance at JFEST

This performance features The Ballad of Mauthausen, one of the most gorgeous pieces ever written about the Second World War. It is a collaboration between the Greek poet Iakovos Kambanellis, who was a survivor of Kamp Mauthausen, and Mikis Theodorakis, the famous Greek composer banned for his activism against social injustice. Commemorating 75+ years of liberation from the Nazi regime, Niki Jacobs re-addresses this musical piece using a beautiful Yiddish translation to, not only emphasize and give voice to those who perished or fled Eastern-Europe before, during and after the Second World War, but to also show that the Yiddish language is still alive.

Yiddishland California subscribers can obtain special discounted tickets by clicking the orange button below.

When: Tuesday, May 24, 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Lyceum Theater, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101

Cost: $9 plus fees for basic seating (50% off regular prices) $15 plus fees for premier seating (50% off regular prices)

Promotional code for the discount is: JFESTYAANA

Tickets: A special 50% discount will be applied by registering here: https://securesite.sdrep.org/14231/14232?promo=JFESTYAANA

Performer: Niki Jacobs

Songstress Niki Jacobs and her ensemble visit JFEST from Netherlands where she has become one of the world’s leading interpreters of Yiddish music. Seth Rogovy of The Forward writes, “A Yiddish performance so versatile, it spans from ‘Mauthausen’ to Elvis Presley.”