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Ashkenaz (music venue)

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where they showcase performances and history of the performers' genres. Ashkenaz has a live children's program where musicians play to local children on Sundays. The venue has a stage, a dance studio, and a café serving beer, wine and
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in the head. Nadel died from the gunshot wound at the hospital and Pirez was never found. In wake of the shooting, a group of Ashkenaz patrons bought it and then formed a nonprofit. It re-opened six months later, on June 21, 1997.
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ancestry. The original building was a series of old retail shops. Nadel and friends built the wooden facade that is seen today. It is supposed to resemble an
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On December 19, 1996, Juan Rivera Pérez was kicked out of the club by Nadel in-between sets. The patron returned during the second set and shot Nadel
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based around the style or genre of the music. They host benefits for local organizations and activists, such as the
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business. They recycle everything and provide customers glasses of water instead of
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food. A space upstairs where Nadel used to live is an office space.
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Non-profit organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center

Berkeley, California
Berkeley
California
United States
non-profit
world music
East Bay Express
Berkeley Landmark
performance artist
David Nadel
Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
dance troupe
San Pablo Avenue
Ashkenazi Jewish
Eastern European
synagogue
point blank
world music
hip-hop
Cajun music
Judaism
klezmer
dance lesson
American Indian Movement
Nature Conservancy
zero waste
water bottles

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