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Rana Choir

Rana is a unique Arab-Jewish women’s choir operating in Jaffa and comprised of 16 Muslim, Christian, and Jewish women. The choir was founded in 2008 by Mika Danny, who serves as its musical director and conductor, and by Idan Toledano, who serves as the artistic director.

Rana has performed successfully throughout Israel and the world. The choir aims to express the female voice, which is not heard enough in our region, to cultivate dialogue and create a cultural and human bridge. The choir’s repertoire includes folk songs and women’s songs in Hebrew, Arabic, and other cultures of the region.

Rana choir operates under the “Felicia Blumenthal Center for Music”, which focuses on discovering and providing opportunities and support for talented musicians and ensembles.

Members of the choir: Sihrab Jwedi Abu Lassan, Irit Aharoni, Miki Oren, Ella Greenbaum, Badria Hattab, Manal Khoury, Alia Hattab, Ricki Lavi, Orit Lelloushe, Rakefet Lapid, Georgina Spiliopoulos Shibli, Pauline Odeh, Fibi Tzadok, Dalya Keva, Lubna Rifi, Gal Meisels.

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Rana Choir relies on your donations to ensure its continued existence and mission.

From Israeli accounts, tax-deductible donations (by Section 46 of Income Tax Ordinance) to the Rana Choir can be made via our fiscal sponsor, Felicja Blumental Music Center (NGO number 580327740)
By bank transfer
Account name: “Felicja Blumental Music Center Association, ” Bank Leumi le Israel (Bank #10)
Ahad Ha’am branch (#811)
Account number 52281081
Swift code: LUMIILITXXX
IBAN: IL13 010 811 00000 52281081
By check payable to “Felicja Blumental Music Center Association”, 26 Bialik st. Tel Aviv 6332432.

From American accountsplease download  the following instruction sheet and form for tax-deductible donations through P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc.

From UK accounts, tax-deductible donations in Pound Sterling can be made through the New Israel Fund (Registered Charity Number No 1060081), Coutts & Company, 440 Strand, London.
Sort: 18-00-02
Account Number: 04206061
IBAN: GB37COUT18000204206061
The general Coutt’s Swift Code is: COUTGB22

 

Full show

"Song dispels the darkness"

A multicultural, current, and exciting show

A full 90 minutes long show includes folk and women’s songs from different cultures around our region. Hebrew, Arabic, Ladino, Yemenite, Persian and more songs emphasizing the shared textual and musical motifs weave people and cultures together into a rich tapestry. The show is accompanied by live music with a variety of instruments and incorporates short personal stories of the choir’s women. This program can be held in a variety of spaces.
We are members of the artist’s database of “Femi premium – Culture for the Periphery.” We are happy to offer a special show at a subsidized price to enrich your community’s annual activity program and warm the hearts.

Song and Discourse Encounters

On topics of shared society, creativity, empowerment and social change.

Rana Choir is offering “Song and Discourse Encounters” live or via Zoom: a unique activity during which the choir women share stories about the choir’s inception and how their experiences from the shared life and creative work in the choir has affected their stance as women in their families, homes and communities. The encounter includes several songs from the choir’s musical and performative repertoire. The audience is invited to ask questions and share thoughts. The encounter lasts Between an hour to an hour and a half.
We are members of the artist’s database of “Femi premium – Culture for the Periphery.” We are happy to offer a special show at a subsidized price to enrich your community’s annual activity program and warm the hearts.

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Rana – Arab-Jewish women’s Choir

A unique Arab-Jewish women’s choir operating in Jaffa and comprised of 16 Muslim, Christian, and Jewish women. The choir aims to express the female voice, which is not heard enough in our region, to cultivate dialogue and create a cultural and human bridge.

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