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For five decades, Dudu
Fisher dreamed a dream in both Hebrew and English;
transported audiences to the cisterns and marketplaces of
Jerusalem; sang before Pope Benedict XVI, President Bill
Clinton and the British royal family; and perhaps is best
known for his Broadway performance as Jean Valjean in Les
Misérables.
To celebrate his 50th anniversary as a
performer this past fall, Dudu began touring across Israel.
Then, Hamas attacked . . . and his
heart-wrenching performance of “Bring Him Home” from Les
Mis acquired a whole new meaning.
Dudu took to the road, hoping to bring a
measure of solace to hospital patients and evacuees. Now, he
is coming to The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center
to offer us similar consolation: to lift our spirits, share
his love for Israel and to remind us, through songs in
English, Hebrew and Yiddish, who we have been, who we are
and what we believe in.
Dudu Fisher, who learned Jewish music from
his grandfather, served as cantor at the Great Synagogue in
Tel Aviv, followed by four years in South Africa. For over
20 years, he was the High Holiday cantor at Kutsher's Hotel
in the Catskills.
In 2005, he became the Chief Cantor of the
Hampton Synagogue.
Enchanted by the London production of
the 1980s Les
Misérables, he played its leading role on Broadway and
in London's West End.
He has toured all over the world and
has released 28 albums.
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