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The Purple Dot Project is a music and theatre performance project conceived and created by Cantor Susanne Katchko, dedicated to perpetuating Yiddish as an important linguistic and cultural influence.  Along with musical presentations, we assure that the souls of our people will survive through dramatic retelling of first-person anecdotes of life before, during and after the storm.  In addition, the PDP seeks to foster collaborative relationships between the children and adults of disparate Jewish communities, worldwide, through the study and performance of Yiddish.

Susanne singing in Yiddish on Youtube:
"Ich Hob Dich Tsufiel Lib" (I Love You Too Much),
"Margaritkelach" (Daisies)Listen to Cantor Susanne Katchko

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Avinu Malkenu (Cantorial)

Kol Nidre (Cantorial)

Mission Statement

          The Purple Dot Project (PDP) is dedicated to awakening interest in Jewish music and theatre, to entertain, educate and to sustain awareness of the stories of the dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors who remain, as well as those of the masses whose voices were stilled prematurely.

          Its focus is Yiddish/Eastern European Jewish music and theatre.  By performing songs and theatrical expressions which depict life in pre-Holocaust Europe, we seek to inform and engage our audiences in honoring, celebrating and remembering the people and culture that was targeted for extinction.  We say, “Mir zaynen do!”-“We are here!”

        In addition, we can assure that the souls of our people will survive through dramatic retelling of first-person anecdotes of life before, during and after the storm.

        We are also future-bound:  Susanne’s creative partner in the Purple Dot Project is award-winning, Israeli composer and pianist, Osnat Netzer.  We intend to integrate new music in Yiddish and other languages to fulfill our mission of celebrating the depth, wisdom, outstanding humanism and beauty of our Jewish heritage.  Our work has universal appeal.

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All net proceeds go to The Purple Dot Project!

The Purple Dot Project is affiliated with the Congress for Jewish Culture

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