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Saluting soldiers

Jerusalem-born, Brooklyn-bred Yaakov Shwekey is performing an IDF tribute "to unite all different backgrounds."

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Yaakov Shwekey may live on the other side of the pond, but his heart appears to be right here in Israel. On January 1, the 35-year-old haredi singer will have the Nokia Hall in Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv, rocking with possibly the biggest concert format this country has ever seen in what he terms as a tribute to the IDF and a token of appreciation of the efforts of our boys and girls in khaki.

Shwekey was born in Jerusalem, but his family moved to the US when he was eight years old. He was raised in Brooklyn and now lives with his wife and four children in Deal, New Jersey.

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