On June 30, Idit Shemer and Shira Shaked performed at KCPC to benefit "Bring Them Home Now." The video recording of the concert, along with details about "Bring Them Home Now" and how to donate to the cause, can be found below.
Bring Them Home Now
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum was formed by the families of the abductees less than 24 hours after the horrific attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th, in which more than 1300 innocent civilians were murdered and hundreds were taken hostage. The Forum is volunteer-based and laser-focused on bringing the hostages back home to their families, to us.
The forum offers families holistic medical and emotional support as well as professional assistance, and advances the ongoing efforts locally, regionally and globally, to bring the hostages and the missing back home.
Counting thousands of volunteers and supporters, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum includes family members and friends of the hostages alongside top security, law, media and diplomacy experts who are donating their time to the cause.
Donations are directed towards advancing all necessary efforts through diplomatic, medical and legal channels and towards raising public awareness to the hostage crisis by creating campaigns in Israel and abroad.
Demanding the release of innocent hostages does not require bravery, it is not political either. Many of the hostages are children, women and the elderly. We invite you to support us at this difficult time and stand by the innocent civilians and their families in a clear demand to bring them home now.
Wire Transfers Wire transfers are processed through America Gives, Inc. (EIN: 26-3383926) and should be sent to the following account: Account owner: America Gives, Inc. Account number: 9810019396337173 Routing number: 084106768 Bank details: Evolve Bank & Trust, 6070 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38119 See our account ownership confirmation letter here. View our 501c3 approval and our W9. Checks Checks in U.S. dollars should be made out to "America Gives" and mailed to: Bring Them Home Now 228 Park Ave S #71410 New York, New York 10003-1502
About the Artists
Idit Shemer Born in Jerusalem, Idit Shemer, principal flautist of the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra, plays and performs on various flutes, from early instruments of the Baroque and Classical eras to the modern flute. She is a prominent flute and traverso teacher, much appreciated by the many students who receive her insightful and committed teaching. A special part of her musical activity is devoted to contemporary music for the flute, and she has performed and recorded many works composed especially for her. She has performed extensively in Israel, Europe and in the USA as soloist and in chamber ensembles. Along with recordings as a member of The Jerusalem Consort, chamber music of W.F. Bach, as well as recordings of Israeli music; Idit has recorded several beautiful CDs at CedarHouse Sound & Mastering in New Hampshire, including “Invocation”, a CD of works by Schluhoff, Bonis, Zehavi, Gaubert and Schocker, music for flute and piano with Shira Shaked; “Couleurs”, the music of Phillipe Gaubert with pianist, Maggie Cole and “Flute Alone” includes works from different eras played on a variety of historical and modern flutes. As a writer of prose Idit is also a published author of two novels.
Shira Shaked A versatile performer in multiple genres, Shira Shaked’s career highlights include performances with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Pavel Vernikov and an ongoing collaboration with Maxim Vengerov. Along with her solo CD, “Red”, piano works by C.P.E. Bach, Mozart, Scriabin and Chopin and “Invocation”, her collaboration with Idit Shemer; Shira has played on numerous recordings and performances. Her playing has resonated through the halls of the Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv; Jazz at Lincoln Center with cellist, Danielle Akta in New York and at an event headlined by then Vice President Joe Biden the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.; and her talent has been instrumental on recordings by renowned Israeli poet Nathan Zach and guitarist-composer Yair Yona. Shira was born in Tel Aviv, and started to play piano since the age of 4. She continued her studies at the Israel Conservatory of Music Tel Aviv, the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music and at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In 2011 Shaked moved to the United States to pursue doctoral studies with Prof. Gilbert Kalish at Stony Brook University, and in 2016 received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance. Shira Shaked currently resides in Tel Aviv with her spouse and their children.