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The opening as it read in 2015
Ashkenaz Foundation is a community-based non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an increased awareness of Yiddish and Jewish culture through the arts. With its internationally-renowned biennial festival, and a dynamic slate of year-round programming, Ashkenaz reaches over 70,000 in its 2-year programming cycle.1Ashkenaz showcases the work of leading contemporary artists from Canada and around the world working in all artistic disciplines, with a particular focus on music.2The Foundation's mandate is defined broadly, to include not only Klezmer , Yiddish and east European Jewish cultural arts, but many other manifestations of global Jewish music and culture, including Israeli, Sephardic, Ladino, and Mizrahi Jewish traditions. Ashkenaz is also known for championing fusion and cross-cultural exchange with artists from outside Jewish cultural traditions through commissioned works and special projects. Ashkenaz places a strong emphasis on local and emerging talent, as well as on education and community outreach. Ashkenaz forges partnerships with other entities and like-minded organizations in areas of overlapping interest or cause. Most Ashkenaz presentations are presented free to the public.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Based in Toronto , Ontario, the Ashkenaz Foundation is a community-based non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an increased awareness of Yiddish and Jewish culture through the arts. Through its biennial festival and an expanding slate of year-round programming, Ashkenaz showcases the work of leading contemporary artists from Canada and around the world working in music, film, theatre, dance, literature, craft, and visual arts. Ashkenaz places an equal emphasis on the need for preservation and innovation within this cultural milieu. The Foundation incorporates in its mandate and programming many other manifestations of Jewish music and art beyond Klezmer /Yiddish, and actively pursues fusion and cross-cultural exchange with artists from outside Jewish cultural traditions through commissioned work and special projects. Ashkenaz places a strong emphasis on local and emerging talent, as well as on education and community outreach. Ashkenaz forges partnerships with other entities and like-minded organizations in areas of overlapping interest or cause.
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The Ashkenaz Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Toronto, Ontario , Canada.Its purpose is to increase awareness of Yiddish and Jewish culture through the arts.The foundation organizes and sponsors a biennial festival, and has a year-round programme which showcases the work of contemporary artists from Canada and around the world, with a particular focus on music.
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community-based non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an increased awareness of yiddish and jewish cul
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non-profit organization based in toronto
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