Gerard Edery, singer, guitarist, composer and actor, was born in Casablanca and raised in Paris and New York City of Morrocan, Argentine and Jewish heritage. It is thanks to his rich, multicultural background that he has such an enormous range of classical and folk music at his fingertips. Considered one of the leading--and most innovative--interpreters of Sephardic music, Gerard was honored with the 1997 Sephardic Musical Heritage Award.

Adina L. Ruskin, actress, teacher and playwright, was born in New York of French, Argentine and Russian Jewish heritage. Her first play, “The Art of Remembering”, was published by the Dramatists Play Service and received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival. Adina began writing poetry at the age of seven. She developed her writing in Spanish at the University of Cordoba in Spain.