New York, NY – Museum of Jewish Heritage Playing Musical Icon Shlomo Carlebach

New York, NY – Shlomo Carlebach was known as the “singing rabbi.” He was in essence the Jewish Elvis, beloved around the world. Now the story of this 1960s musical icon is being told in the musical “Shlomo: the Life and Music of Shlomo Carlebach.”

David Rossmer plays the late teacher and troubadour.

“He was kind of a Jewish folk hero in the ‘60s,” said Rossmer. “He wrote hundreds and hundreds of songs, and this is a show about him and his life story, from when he was a kid and coming over from Vienna and growing up in America, and becoming sort of like this cult hero among Jewish people and bringing a lot of Jews back to the religion through these wonderful melodies.”

This new production has a three-week engagement at The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City.

“His story is very relevant for our times, his life was all about revival, all about unity, about bringing hearts together. And he did it through music,” said bookwriter and producer Daniel Wise.

“Shlomo” is at the Museum of Jewish Heritage through May 9, and during Passover theatergoers can also enjoy a kosher-for-Passover meal. [ny1]