Los Lantzmun, a group who describes their music as "Jewish World Fusion," will be doing a benefit concert for the JCRS Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation on Sunday, July 15th, 7:00 p.m. at the Mary Harris Auditorium on the campus of the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, just north of Colfax & Pierce in Lakewood. Admission is $25.00 for adults and children under 12 are $10.00. Seating is limited and reservations are suggested.

Los Lantzmun (the word, " Lantzmun," comes from the Yiddish word meaning, "kinsman,") sing in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino (a Judeo-Spanish dialect) and their songs are derived from Eastern European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern sources and provide an overview of Jewish culture and history. Their performances infuse traditional Jewish music with a contemporary style and they bring to life with a driving percussion, Klezmer, Israeli, Yemenite melodies and Spanish ballads. This seven-piece band of Colorado locals consists of: Hal Aqua, Alan Greenberg, Sherman Jacobs, Naviella Lapidot, Michael Mendelson, Miriam Rosenblum, and Ira Sherman. The group uses a wide variety of instrumentation including the mandolin, button accordion, dumber, djembe, oud, congas, upright bass, messenger bass, guitar and pennywhistles.

Opening for Los Lantzmun will be The 8th Notes, singing some well-known Jewish music and Hebrew songs. Members of the 8 th Notes include: Sara and Arnie Goldstein, Bonnie Gertz, Mark Glickman, Fred Karp, Susan and Craig Paff and Jennifer Sylman. They will also be singing a humorous song with lyrics written by Dr. Jack Sylman and sung to the melody of "Oh Susannah" about the history of the JCRS; the song was written especially for the group.

The concert, entitled, "Sunday Evening at the San," (the "san" is the word the former tuberculosis patients used when they referred to the sanitarium). It will benefit the JCRS Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation. This self-sufficient 150-acre sanitarium known as the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society provided care for indigent immigrants from the east coast, suffering with tuberculosis, the "white plague." All patients were welcomed by Dr. Charles Spivak, regardless of race, religion or prognosis. It was home to over 10,000 residents, many of whom went on to become prominent, well-known families in the Denver area. The Isaac Solomon Synagogue was constructed as a house of worship and was used by the patients at the JCRS site by all denominations . The historic synagogue is now in disrepair and is awaiting renovation with plans for use as an historic museum and life cycle event center. The entire campus is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks . The Lakewood Historical Society researches and designates local landmarks of significance to Lakewood's history and this past month, the Board of Directors of the society voted to list the Isaac Solomon Synagogue on their list of historic landmarks.

For reservations or further information about the concert, please call Alison Greengard at 303.985.0556 or Jennifer Sylman at 303.949.8407;

For information about the JCRS Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation, please visit our website at www.IsaacSolomonSynagogue.org