Construction begins at Holocaust center
Construction on the expansion of the Holocaust History Center at the Jewish History Museum, 564 S. Stone Ave., began earlier this week, and a private groundbreaking ceremony will follow Thursday.
The Jewish History Museum is closed until Aug. 15, and the Holocaust History Center, with its new additions, is planning to open in February, said Bryan Davis, the interim executive director of the museum.
To learn more, visit jewishhistorymuseum.org online.
Church offers vacation Bible school for adults
At Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1200 N. Campbell Ave., vacation Bible school isn’t just for the kids.
Starting Monday, the church will host a vacation Bible school for adults that explores Judeo-Christian foundations.
“Digging Deeper into the Ten Commandments” will include historical and geographical information about the Old Testament, along with a devotion, opening and closing hymns and snacks.
A potluck lunch on Friday concludes the week, according to press materials.
The free class runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday to Friday.
For more information, call 327-6521.
St. Philip’s members to sing at Carnegie Hall
Choir members from St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., will sing Mozart’s “Requiem Mass in D minor” at Carnegie Hall on Saturday.
The 17 singers will join other choral groups from around the country to perform the piece as part of the Masterworks Festival Chorus with guest conductor Joe Miller and an orchestra.
Comprising about 150 to 200 voices, the chorus will practice together in New York City in the days leading up to the concert, said Sally Gunderman, one of the St. Philip’s choir members attending.
She has sung in the church choir for about 10 years.
The St. Philip’s choir sang “Requiem Mass in D minor” at a church service in November 2014, and managed to snag the interest of Manhattan Concert Productions, which then invited St. Philp’s music director, Woosug Kang, to bring choir members to the Carnegie Hall concert.
Gunderman is thrilled.
“I have sung my whole life, and I never thought I would sing in Carnegie Hall,” she said.
