
Concert for Ukraine: Sunday Afternoon Sing-Along
Sunday, June 22, 2025 • 26 Sivan 5785
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMPalo Alto (Location information will be sent with registration confirmation)Attend a benefit concert for the Poltava and Odesa congregations whose members and neighbors struggle in great uncertainty with major life challenges in war-torn Ukraine. Enjoy this very special musical event while benefitting Ukraine-based congregations in need.
Allan Bernstein will provide piano accompaniment and lyrics for the Broadway tunes and Jewish songs you’ll love to sing. A reception with light refreshments will follow.
Cost for the event is $25; limited to 22 registrants. Please sign up by Friday, June 20 using the form below. All proceeds from the concert will support the Beth Am Poltava and Odesa Fund (additional donations are welcome and appreciated).
If you have any questions, please contact Karen at (650) 400-8704.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Allan started piano at age 9 and played for the “Kosher Kats” in 8th grade and throughout high school. Resumed classical music study in 1991 with Alla Dobrish, a Russian Émigré from Odesa, and studied with her for 32 years. Now studying with Axel Schmidt at Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View (CSMA).
Allan does sing-alongs on a regular basis with two dinner dance groups (The “Starlighters” and “Mates and Dates”. He also has a substantial classical repertoire and has given many recitals at the CSMA over the years as well. He has been married to Sue Bernstein for 48 years and lives in Palo Alto.
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Fri, June 6 2025
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