Meet the Singers
Arriving to perform at the White House Hanukkah party
“I would be at a loss if I had to mention a choir that sings with more devotion than Zemer Chai or a choir with a more intense and deep connection between its singers and its conductor.”
Stanley Sperber
Director, Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir
We are doctors, nurses, lawyers, public and private sector employees, realtors, librarians, yoga instructors, Rabbis, Cantors, entrepreneurs, landscape architects, scientists, teachers, authors, graphic designers and therapists. Our Jewish backgrounds reflect the American experience — ranging from highly observant to highly assimilated. We hail from New York, Minnesota, New Jersey, Hungary, Illinois, California, Ukraine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and even a few from DC/MD/VA!
Sopranos
Joy Gold
Sue Kassell
Eileen Kugler
Meribor Matusow
Vera Ramaty
Jen Rolnick
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Jane Rosenthal
Beverly Rudman
Deborah Schechner
Erika Pardes Schon Leesa Shem-Tov
Cheryl Troy
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Ella Akkerman
Karen Berman
Carla Ellern
Sarah Fishman
Jeanne Glazer
Maran Gluckstein
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Rosalind Gold
Rae Grad
Lisa Itkin
Tina Levin
Rochelle Rosenfeld
Deb Shalom
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Altos
Tenors
Daniel Eisenberg
Stuart Gibson Barry Krasner
Jim Perlmutter Elwin Redfern
Joan Wolf
Jacob Yeston
Basses
Manny Helzner
Buzz Karpay
Scott Mezistrano
Andy Swire
Alan Weitz
Josh Zimmerberg
Our Leadership
Joan Wolf
Rosalind Gold
Barry Krasner
Jacob Yeston
Rae Grad
Buzz Karpay
Maran Gluckstein
Lisa Itkin
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Trustee
Trustee
Choir Administrator
Assistant to the Conductor