Klezmer Concert & Book Talk - Champagne Brunch with Merryl Goldberg and Hankus Netsky featuring Barry Wahrhaftig

Champagne Brunch with Merryl Goldberg and Hankus Netsky Notes of Deception: In 1985, four American musicians traveled to Moscow carrying more than their instruments. Members of the legendary Boston based Klezmer Conservatory Band, they used Yiddish music as cover for a daring mission behind the Iron Curtain, helping Soviet Jews, activists, and dissidents evade KGB surveillance. Author Merryl Goldberg, who was one of those musicians, is joined by Hankus Netsky, founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and who was also on that trip, will share this remarkable true story, revealing the secret codes hidden in the group's sheet music. Guests will enjoy a delicious kosher brunch accompanied by the lively sounds of the Philadelphia Klezmer Heritage Band, including Barry Wahrhaftig, leader of the Hot Club of Philadelphia Gypsy Jazz Band. Special guest musicians will include Merryl Goldberg and Hankus Netsky.