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Grapevine: In love with Lahav

09/01/2011 13:15 By GREER FAY CASHMAN

Moshe Lahav’s repertoire, at least in his Mamilla Mall performances, was patriotically Jerusalem and national, and the audience just lapped it up.

A father and daughter stroll al Mamilla mall

Photo by: Marc Israel Sellem

■ THE LAST of the free Thursday night summer concerts in the Mamilla Mall, attracted a huge audience as usual, not only because it was the last performance of the season but because singer Moshe Lahav has a fantastic following. He has a coterie of middle-aged groupies – mostly male – who follow him around the country and help warm up the crowd. The minute he comes on stage, the audience becomes part of him and he becomes part of them. The mutual rapport is amazing, and they know all his songs even though, unlike some other singers, he doesn’t have a screen with the lyrics, nor does he hand out song sheets.

Among the Lahav regulars is a young man with Down syndrome, who is the most graceful dancer and who knows all of Lahav’s extensive repertoire by heart. Everyone who gets up to dance includes him in the circle or in the couples. For the better part of two hours, he becomes totally immersed in mainstream Jerusalem, and the expression of pure delight on his face is something that no amount of money could buy.

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Grapevine: In love with Lahav

Moshe Lahav’s repertoire, at least in his Mamilla Mall performances, was patriotically Jerusalem and national, and the audience just lapped it up.

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