To hear all the fascinating Jewish stories and songs would take more than 1001 nights and days. Stories have the power to transform and inspire. With our voices we can create bonds and lasting memories between people while we transmit Jewish values and traditions. Gerard Edery and Peninnah Schram combine their vibrant talents to bring you an intimate connection with the Ashkenaze and the Sephardic oral tradition.

Gerard Edery (baritone/guitars/saz) has been featured in major concert halls and festivals throughout the world. He has ten CD releases on the Sefarad Records label. Widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of Sephardic Song, he was honored with the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award as well as a Meet the Composer grant for his original songs.

Peninnah Schram (storyteller/author) is known for her elegant and dynamic presentations and is the author of seven books of Jewish folktales, including Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another. Peninnah has been the recipient of the prestigious Covenant Award for Outstanding Jewish Educators, the National Storytelling Membership Association's Circle of Excellence Award and the National Storytellers Network 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Gerard and Peninnah have been performing together for twelve years to enthusiastic audiences at Jewish Festivals, Synagogues, JCCs, storytelling festivals and concert series throughout the U.S. and Canada.

This program can be tailored for audiences of all ages and is available with oudist George Mgrdichian, and percussionist Rex Benincasa.

"Peninnah Schram, Grande dame of Jewish storytelling, uses her voice as an instrument to create a world of illusion people by the wise, the foolish, the beautiful and the ordinary." School Library Journal

"The Minstrel and the Storyteller, 71 seductive minutes of Stories and Songs of the Jewish People (as the CD is subtitled), in which Schram tells the stories and the minstrel is a magical musician called Gerard Edery." - The Jerusalem Post Magazine

"Storytelling raised to the level of performance art." - Ann Arbor Observer