The Jewish Music Festival kicks off in Berkeley with the Ger Mandolin Ensemble, a mandolin orchestra, inspired by a pre-World War II group that was destroyed during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Acclaimed mandolinist Mike Marshall leads the group in a set at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse featuring the music of contemporary musicians.
Michael Zwiebach is the senior editor/content manager for SFCV. He assigns all articles and content, manages the writing staff, and does editing. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.