A singer, actor, cantor and Israeli conflict veteran, Dudu Fisher has devoted his life to preserving Judaism’s spiritual and cultural heritage.
Though he’s an Orthodox Jew, Yiddish music fanatic and son of a Holocaust survivor, he’s finest identified by some People for touchdown a secular function, as Jean Valjean, the star character who struggles for redemption in “Les Misérables.” Fisher carried out the half on Broadway from 1993 to 1994.
At 73, his profession has spanned greater than 5 many years. On Feb. 8, he’ll carry out in Coral Springs in celebration of Chabad Jewish Middle’s current renovations and enlargement, which features a new sanctuary, business kitchen and youth lounge.
Fisher, who lives in Israel, has launched dozens of albums in English, Hebrew and Yiddish, and was one of many stars within the 2023 Netflix sequence, “Tough Diamonds.” He performed the patriarch of a Jewish household within the diamond trade in Antwerp, Belgium.
Some credit score Fisher’s skills for serving to to keep up the world’s curiosity in Yiddish, a lot of whose audio system died within the Holocaust. His contributions have been acknowledged in 2020 when he obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award from Israel’s Nationwide Authority for Yiddish Tradition.
Chabad’s Rabbi Yankie Denburg stated he has been listening to Fisher’s music since he was a baby.
“I personally am an enormous fan of his Yiddish albums,” Denburg stated. “Considered one of my favorites is his rendition of ‘A Yiddishe Mamah,’ a completely highly effective tune that he sings with such depth that it touches my coronary heart every time.”
Denburg stated he’ll make a particular request of Fisher.
“One other tune I solely heard not too long ago, however which I’ll positively ask him to sing throughout his efficiency is the tune ‘Carry Him House,’ from Les Misérables,” he stated. “With hostages nonetheless trapped in Gaza, this tune goes deep and actually lifts the prayers we really feel for the hostages inside our hearts.”
IF YOU GO
WHAT: Dudu Fisher in live performance
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8
WHERE: Chabad Jewish Middle, 11325 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs
COST: $36-$54 for normal admission, $100 for VIP tickets
INFORMATION: 954-501-8920; mychabadcenter.org/live performance
