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<\/a>Famed Amsterdam Concert Hall Cancels Hanukkah Concert Over Lead Singer\u2019s Ties to Israeli Army<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nShiryn Ghermezian The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam has canceled its annual Hanukkah concert because of the performance\u2019s lead singer, Shai Abramson, and his ties to the Israeli military, the famed concert hall announced<\/a> on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n Concertgebouw said it made the \u201cdifficult decision\u201d to terminate its agreement with the Hanukkah Concert Foundation regarding the Dec. 14 event after organizers were unable to agree on an alternative lead singer for the performance, which will take place on the eve of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMaking this decision was extremely difficult,\u201d said Managing Director Simon Reinink in a released statement. \u201cOnly in very exceptional cases do we make an exception to our important principle of artistic freedom. To our great sadness, such an exception is now taking place. The planned performance of the chief cantor of the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is contrary to our mission: to connect people with music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Abramson serves as the chief cantor for the IDF and has performed at Israeli military ceremonies. The Concertgebouw claimed in a statement on Sunday that Abramson \u201chas an important role\u201d in the IDF and \u201crepresents the IDF in official matters.\u201d It described his as a \u201cvisible representative\u201d of the Israeli military, which it described as \u201cactively involved in a controversial war.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Hanukkah Concert Foundation called the decision a violation of religious freedom and said it will take legal action, according to the Dutch publication NL Times. The foundation also defended Abramson, saying in a released statement that he \u201cis an independent musician and, like many Israeli citizens, a reservist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHis participation in national ceremonies does not make him a manager, spokesperson, or representative official of the Israeli military, despite repeated suggestions to the contrary by the Concertgebouw,\u201d the foundation added. \u201cWe cannot and will not comply with a limitation on religious freedom and this isolating and polarizing action. The Concertgebouw is essentially asking: replace your religious leader. That is not their authority.\u201d The foundation also stated that Concertgebouw\u2019s decision furthers \u201cthe isolation in which the Jewish community feels it is being pushed in today\u2019s climate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The concert hall in Amsterdam said it had been in discussions with the Hanukkah Concert Foundation since the summer about the upcoming performance and asked the foundation \u201cseveral\u201d times to replace Abramson with another singer, but the foundation refused. \u201cUnfortunately, no other solution was found. The Concertgebouw was then forced to terminate the agreement with the foundation,\u201d the venue explained on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Concertgebouw understands the position of the foundation and that this issue is extremely sensitive for the foundation,\u201d the concert hall said, adding that it \u201cremains open to a different interpretation of the concert by the foundation. In a time of increasing antisemitism, we find it important to emphasize that Het Concertgebouw will always remain a place where the Jewish community is welcome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Zvi Aviner-Vapni, Israel\u2019s ambassador to the Netherlands, called the cancellation of the Dec. 14 performance \u201cshameful and appalling\u201d in a post<\/a> on X. He explained that military service is mandatory in Israel and that \u201cby excluding an artist for his service, they betray their own stated mission to unite through music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis hypocrisy and discrimination are not culture. It looks more like caving in to some hateful crowd,\u201d he added, referring to pressure from anti-Israel groups to cancel the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion’68,<\/em> Famed Amsterdam Concert Hall Cancels Hanukkah Concert Over Lead Singer\u2019s Ties to Israeli Army Shiryn Ghermezian A view of the Concertgebouw building in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug. 26, 2024. Photo: Jakub Porzycki via Reuters Connect The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam has canceled its annual Hanukkah concert because of the performance\u2019s lead singer, Shai Abramson, and his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[33,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125588"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125682,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125588\/revisions\/125682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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