Itzhak Perlman shares his prize with Yiddish Book Center

Itzhak Perlman shares his prize with Yiddish Book Center

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norman lebrecht

January 14, 2017

The violinist  Itzhak Perlman has donated $50,000 of his $1 million Genesis Prize to the Yiddish Book Center, in Amherst, Mass.

He will share much of the rest of the award among disability causes in the arts.

Comments

  • Helene Kamioner says:

    A gitter Mensh

  • Gabriele says:

    Has a big neshume.

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