b'Greetings from the Jewish Music Week Board On behalf of the Board, we are excited to welcome you to this years Jewish Music Week events. Jewish Music Week is an important part of our community, especially as we try to make sense of what is going on in the world around us.Supporting Jewish Music Week by attending our events or financially supporting our festival will help send a message to the world that we are proud of our heritage and will not be afraid to showcase it.As you can see in the pages of this Program Guide, we are showcasing awiderangeofJewishmusicthroughbothliveperformancesand educationalyetentertaininglecturesandfilm.Weproudlyprovide opportunities for both established and promising new artists.We greatly appreciate the hard work of our Artistic Director, Aliza Spiro, who each year pours her heart and soul into making this event a landmark not only in Toronto, but well beyond our citys borders.We also want to thank all of our volunteers who work so hard at making Jewish Music Week such a success. And of course, wed never be able to pull this off without our many sponsors and donors. So come on out and enjoy the festival!Jewish Music Week Board of Directors William Sklar Mathias Memmel Steven Stein Allan Cheskes6'