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JERUSALEM – A celebratory Gala concert in honor of Chilean
philanthropist Leonardo Farkas, benefiting United Hatzalah,
Israel’s largest emergency response volunteer organization,
will be held in the Jerusalem Theater on Thursday, April
17th, at 7:30pm. Three internationally renowned Chazanim
will perform at the festive event, Cantor Netanel Hershtik
(Hampton Synagogue, NY), Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot (Park
East Synagogue, NY), and Cantor Shlomo Glick (Jerusalem).
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.concertinisrael.com/.
The three have joined together for a special, once in a
lifetime performance, marking the 10th anniversary of United
Hatzalah’s annual Pessach Gala. The Chilean businessman and
philanthropist Leonardo Farkas will sponsor the event, and
all proceeds will go directly towards purchasing lifesaving
equipment for United Hatzalah’s volunteers. United Hatzalah
is the largest independent, non-profit, fully-volunteer
emergency medical services organization that provides first
response care in Israel within 2-3 minutes of the initial
call of distress. Farkas, who was internationally praised
for gifting $10,000 to each of the 33 trapped Chilean miners
in 2010, is a longtime supporter of United Hatzalah,
sponsoring all of the operation costs of both their Haifa
and Safed divisions.
These three world renowned performers are expected to put on
an exhilarating and awe-inspiring evening of vocal splendor.
Cantor Netanel Hershtik started singing at an early age as a
child soloist in the Jerusalem Great Synagogue with his
father, Naftali Hershtik. His concert appearances include
performances with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and he has performed around
the globe in places like the Lincoln Center and Sydney Opera
House. Netanel’s cantorial style is a blend of his artistic
originality as well as his father’s inspiring influence,
teaching, and signature cantorial style.
Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot is considered to be one of the
greatest living Chazzanim, on account of his great vocal
dexterity and his incredible range. He has performed in
prestigious venues such at the Metropolitan Opera House with
the New York Philharmonic and its choir, Madison Square
Garden, the Carnegie Hall and even at the White House. In
2012, he collaborated with renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman
on a joint project for Sony, to record sophisticated new
arrangements of famous cantorial pieces, reworked to include
a dual focus on the voice and violin
Cantor Shlomo Glick (Jerusalem) is an up and coming Israeli
star, and a United Hatzalah volunteer who regularly responds
to emergency calls on his ambucycle. A former student of
cantor Naftali Hershtik, he started his cantorial career as
a soloist at the Jerusalem Cantors' Choir. Known for his
powerful, flexible voice with a brilliant and exciting tone
across a wide dynamic spectrum, he has officiated as a
Chazzan in Israel and worldwide. He was the winner of the
2009 Cantorial Festival of Israel, conducted Dr. Mordechai
Sobol with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
United Hatzalah President and Founder Eli Beer said, “We are
honored to have the continued support of Mr. Farkas, whose
generous support will enable this special evening to take
place. Listening to these three exceptional voices while
supporting saving lives, promises the Gala to be an evening
to remember.”
United Hatzalah is Israel’s first and largest
fully-volunteer emergency rapid response service. With a
fleet of over 250 ambucycles, United Hatzalah’s 2300
volunteers respond to nearby emergencies from mobile-alerts
and are able to arrive first on site to administer urgent
care within minutes from the initial call of distress –
bridging the gap between emergency and ambulance arrival.
United Hatzalah is a fully non-profit organization that
relies solely on the generous gifts of supporters worldwide;
all emergency medical treatment is administered by fully
trained volunteers that do not charge for their life saving
service. For more information watch United Hatzalah Founder
and President Eli Beer’s TED
talk or
visit .
www.IsraelRescue.org
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