La Nona Kanta—The Remarkable Life of Flory JagodaMonday, January 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Northern Virginia JCC
Public Program [image: Flory Jagoda. Portrait by Tom Pich] Flory Jagoda. *Portrait by Tom Pich* Concert and Program *La Nona Kanta* is a tale of survival and courage. This program is a celebration of the life and work of Flory Altarac Jagoda (1923–2021), the National Heritage Award–winning, Bosnian-born, Sephardic singer and composer, with live music by Susan Gaeta, Tina Chancey, and Howard Bass of Sephardic ensemble Trio Sefardi. This program was written and developed by Trio Sefardi, and includes interview footage from the documentary *Flory's Flame (courtesy of JEMGLO)*. Discover how Flory turned the tragic fate of her family and Balkan Sephardic culture into a celebration of five centuries of faith and tradition, giving meaning to the rest of her life and delighting audiences worldwide. A brief presentation on the Museum's acquisition efforts and access to its collection will precede the program. To learn more about the Museum’s efforts to collect and preserve original artifacts from Sephardic Jews who suffered displacement, persecution, or discrimination under the rule of Nazi Germany and its Axis partners between 1938 and 1945, visit the Sephardic Communities and the Holocaust project page <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ushmm.org/collections/the-museums-collections/collections-highlights/sephardic-communities-and-the-holocaust__;!!KGKeukY!18RZpkZNmvvj_T75FoqcMrwQLMN6EQXfKnUrVGZ1wOerUlrCOI4Zeo3bx4uhJKLRLOIGWJac-JpUlGpwHFomIWIl$ > . Musical Ensemble Trio Sefardi <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://triosefardi.com/__;!!KGKeukY!18RZpkZNmvvj_T75FoqcMrwQLMN6EQXfKnUrVGZ1wOerUlrCOI4Zeo3bx4uhJKLRLOIGWJac-JpUlGpwHOL8_KXC$ > Speaker *Kyra Schuster, Lead Acquisitions Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum* Registration is required for this event. Register at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thej.org/event/la-nona-kantathe/__;!!KGKeukY!18RZpkZNmvvj_T75FoqcMrwQLMN6EQXfKnUrVGZ1wOerUlrCOI4Zeo3bx4uhJKLRLOIGWJac-JpUlGpwHF-dqab9$ . For questions, contact Shari Berman at [email protected] or 703.537.3068. REGISTER TODAY <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thej.org/event/la-nona-kantathe/__;!!KGKeukY!18RZpkZNmvvj_T75FoqcMrwQLMN6EQXfKnUrVGZ1wOerUlrCOI4Zeo3bx4uhJKLRLOIGWJac-JpUlGpwHF-dqab9$ > Related - Flory Jagoda Artifacts in the Museum’s Collection Explore oral history, photographs donated by Flory Jagoda, and more. Learn More <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://collections.ushmm.org/search/?utf8=**B&q=*22flory*jagoda*22&search_field=all_fields__;4pyTJSsl!!KGKeukY!18RZpkZNmvvj_T75FoqcMrwQLMN6EQXfKnUrVGZ1wOerUlrCOI4Zeo3bx4uhJKLRLOIGWJac-JpUlGpwHPhC0Jxz$ > - Sephardic Communities and the Holocaust Initiative The Museum depends on its collection of artifacts, documents, photographs, films, music, and oral testimonies to help us teach the lessons of the Holocaust and to stand as evidence of what happened for all time. These items form the basis of the collection, and we are in a race against time to rescue them before the eyewitness generations are no longer with us. 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