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Ofer Portugaly

Ofer Portugaly on piano, and his wife Iris (standing next to him), started an Israeli gospel choir in 1999 after a trip to Nigeria. Here, they appear with part of their 15-member ensemble on Israeli TV.

A gospel choir in Israel? Why not?

Arts

Gospel music is a strange bird in Israel. For one thing, there’s the very center of the music – Jesus – not a common subject of music among Jewish singers.

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