TWO FAITHS: ONE SPIRIT

March 14 – 18, 2018

From the Sarajevo Haggadah to the Courageous Librarians of Timbuktu

A richly illuminated Jewish holy book known as the Sarajevo Haggadah is saved from the Nazis during WWII by an Imam who recognizes its historical, cultural and spiritual value and hides it under the mosque floor allowing it to be preserved to this day. A group of courageous librarians risk their lives to save Muslim manuscripts and literary treasures housed in Timbuktu from destruction by violent extremists with the help of Harvard Professor, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, a Christian from West Virginia whose African roots lead him to help save the rich historical legacy of his ancestral land.

These two parallel stories of religiously significant documents saved with the help of people of different beliefs shows the indomitable nature of the human spirit and our instinct to work together preserve what is beautiful and good in the world.

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Avner Dorman conductor | Merima Ključo accordion

BARDANASHVILI Elegy for Strings
KLJUČO Sarajevo Haggadah: Music of the Book – World Premiere
RANJBARAN Seven Passages COHEN Warzazat

Wednesday, March 14, 7:30PM
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Boulevard, Beachwood
Thursday, March 15, 7:30PM
St. Jerome Church, 15000 Lake Shore Boulevard, Collinwood
Friday, March 16, 11AM
Cuyahoga County Library Auditorium, 2121 Snow Road, Parma
Friday, March 16, 7:30PM
Lakewood Congregational Church, 1375 West Clifton, Lakewood
Saturday, March 17, 8PM
St. Stanislaus Church, 3649 East 65th Street, Cleveland
Sunday, March 18, 4PM
St. Mary Parish, 320 Middle Avenue, Elyria