A singer, actor, cantor and Israeli struggle veteran, Dudu Fisher has devoted his life to preserving Judaism’s non secular and cultural heritage.
Though he’s an Orthodox Jew, Yiddish music fanatic and son of a Holocaust survivor, he’s finest identified by some Individuals for touchdown a secular position, as Jean Valjean, the star character who struggles for redemption in “Les Misérables.” Fisher carried out the half on Broadway from 1993 to 1994.
At 73, his profession has spanned greater than 5 a long time. On Feb. 8, he’ll carry out in Coral Springs in celebration of Chabad Jewish Middle’s latest renovations and growth, which features a new sanctuary, business kitchen and youth lounge.
Fisher, who lives in Israel, has launched dozens of albums in English, Hebrew and Yiddish, and was one of many stars within the 2023 Netflix sequence, “Tough Diamonds.” He performed the patriarch of a Jewish household within the diamond business in Antwerp, Belgium.
Some credit score Fisher’s skills for serving to to take care of the world’s curiosity in Yiddish, a lot of whose audio system died within the Holocaust. His contributions had been acknowledged in 2020 when he acquired the Lifetime Achievement Award from Israel’s Nationwide Authority for Yiddish Tradition.
Chabad’s Rabbi Yankie Denburg mentioned he has been listening to Fisher’s music since he was a toddler.
“I personally am an enormous fan of his Yiddish albums,” Denburg mentioned. “Certainly one of my favorites is his rendition of ‘A Yiddishe Mamah,’ a completely highly effective track that he sings with such depth that it touches my coronary heart every time.”
Denburg mentioned he’ll make a particular request of Fisher.
“One other track I solely heard not too long ago, however which I’ll positively ask him to sing throughout his efficiency is the track ‘Convey Him Dwelling,’ from Les Misérables,” he mentioned. “With hostages nonetheless trapped in Gaza, this track goes deep and actually lifts the prayers we really feel for the hostages inside our hearts.”
IF YOU GO
WHAT: Dudu Fisher in live performance
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8
WHERE: Chabad Jewish Middle, 11325 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs
COST: $36-$54 for basic admission, $100 for VIP tickets
INFORMATION: 954-501-8920; mychabadcenter.org/live performance
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