Projects
Standing up to hate, forgotten stories, lost melodies and creation
Feb 2026 * Chapel Hill/Duke (NC) and Temple Israel (TN)
University of Toronto - March 2026 and Temple Israel 2026
Finding Rosa: The Creation of Shanghai Angel
Sunday, September 14* 6-8 pm (doors at 5:30 pm)* Tickets * Suite 150 at Arts Square -Las Vegas
Concert-lecture that brings the Scottsboro Trials to life. The Scottsboro Trials, which began in 1931, were a well-known miscarriage of justice when nine Black teenagers were falsely accused of rape.
with collaborators Amelia Glaser, Anthony Russell and Uri Schreter
2024-2026 Touring
The Boston Festival of New Jewish Music/The Boston Synagogue - March 10
Weitzman National Museum - March 12
University of Michigan - Nov 6
Atlanta - Private Performance (Convention) - February 25
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Feb 27
Chapel Hill/Duke - Feb 2026
University of Toronto - March 2026
Temple Israel - Memphis, April 2026
Shanghai Angel: Finding Rosa
Recent Performances:
Jewish Congregation of Maui - January 12, 2025
(Lecture on creation of show/ Shabbat)
Dallas Holocaust Museum - Dec 15 (Full Show)
Temple Israel -Shavuot Zoom (MA) - June 2025
Finding Rosa Finding YOU - Lecture
The Breman (GA) - August, 2025
Finding Rosa: The Creation of Shanghai Angel - Lecture
Hey Alma July 2024 article. Read about my grandmothers story based on hate, detainment and a lie.
with collaborators Joshua Horowitz and Bruce Bierman
Clip from reimagined Shanghai Angel: Finding Rosa on Angel Island in the Barracks where my grandmother was detained. @jim_granato (videographer)
"In December 2024, the Dallas Jewish Historical Society had the profound honor of presenting Heather Klein’s Shanghai Angel—a soul-stirring musical that brought tears, hope, and remembrance to our community. Through hauntingly beautiful Yiddish melodies and deeply personal storytelling. This performance was more than a musical—it was a living memory, a tribute to courage, survival, and the enduring strength of family. It reminded us that even in the darkest times, the human spirit can sing.”
Beri Schweitzer, Dallas Jewish Historical Society.
Musical selections from NewCaje Mainstage. My Mi Chamocha, Terezin Nign (learned from hungarian survivor) and my arrangement of Yankele/Hashkiveinu.
Testimonials
"...one of the world's leading exponents of Yiddish Art Song-- an absolutely captivating performer."
— Pete Rushefsky, Center for Traditional Music and Dance
"Heather’s performance was riveting! Her voice is like a nightingale. Her grandmother’s story brought to mind all of our refugee stories. My audience of all ages was enthralled. Heather is wonderful to work with, very flexible and gracious."
— Cantor Linda Hirschorn, Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro, CA
"In December 2024, the Dallas Jewish Historical Society had the profound honor of presenting Heather Klein’s Shanghai Angel—a soul-stirring musical that brought tears, hope, and remembrance to our community. Through hauntingly beautiful Yiddish melodies and deeply personal storytelling, Klein shared the extraordinary journey of her grandmother, Rose Ginsberg, who fled Nazi-occupied Vienna and found refuge in Shanghai. This performance was more than a musical—it was a living memory, a tribute to courage, survival, and the enduring strength of family. It reminded us that even in the darkest times, the human spirit can sing.”
— Beri Schweitzer, Dallas Jewish Historical Society
"Her musicianship and command of Yiddish repertoire are clear contributors to her magnificent style."
— Susan Watts, World renowned trumpeter
