"Purim Party" with a touch of Opera, musicians Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Zenta Yoshiizumi (Piano) in Berlin. Live Performance in the Heilandskirche in Berlin. February 2008.

"Haynt iz Purim" (Today is Purim) & "Shalakhmones" (Purim-Gifts) are two Yiddish Folksongs that catch the spirit of Purim. Purim is the Jewish Holiday, which celebrates a real event in History back at the time of the Persian Empire (6th Century BCE).

Haman, the Royal Vizier of the King Ahasueros (Xerxes), cast lots to choose a Day, when to kill all of the Jews living in the Persian Kingdom at this time. At the last moment the Queen Esther was able to save her people and instead Haman was hung on the same gallows that he had built for his murderous plot. The whole story has been documented in the Book of Esther (Old Testament).

Lyrics to be added. Thanks for your patience.