Hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons (of Def Jam Recordings), as Chairman of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, speaks on the importance of cross-cultural programming to foster understanding and change. Photo by Victor Nechay (properpix.com) Photo

From: Photo Flash: National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Hosts 3rd Annual SOUL TO SOUL

 Last Sunday, January 17, 2016, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene hosted its 3rd annual concert of Soul to Soul. The musical celebration featured Yiddish and African-American folk music intertwined to honor the late Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights movement.