150-YEAR-OLD CHOIR CELEBRATES SERBIAN AND JEWISH MUSICAL HERITAGE

BELGRADE, NOVEMBER 2 /SRNA/ – The Serbian-Jewish Singing Society marked 150 years of existence with a concert in Belgrade.

The concert was also held to mark the Day of European, Serbian and Jewish Cultural Heritage. It offered a varied program of sacred, traditional and contemporary music.

The pieces performed showed how Serbian and Jewish musical traditions have intertwined.

The concert was a charity event, supported by the Representative Office of Republika Srpska in Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia.

The Serbian-Jewish Singing Society was founded in 1876.

Over its long history, the society has nurtured musical heritage and intercultural dialogue and has brought together different national and religious communities, promoting tolerance, understanding and peace.

The concert, titled "Mish Mash of Love", was held at the "Vlada Divljan" Cultural Centre.