Ira Khonen Temple Record Release Show
Featuring Zoë Aqua and Raffi Boden


Come to hear this newly translated collection of traditional Yiddish songs, reimagined and expanded in English by Ira. This is where queer, trans songwriting meets the urgent, living breath of Yiddish culture. From Transylvanian dance music to protest poetry from the lost Jewish capitals of Europe, these songs hold grief, joy, and radical defiance.

Ira says: “These songs we’ve inherited—about heartbreak, about rebellion—they’re not meant to sit behind glass. They need us. They need to be sung.” A singer and tradition-bearer in the modern Yiddish revival, Ira brings us into a soundscape where language and legacy breathe again, not just as nostalgia, but as cultural survival.

Get your tickets here. Discount for Workers Circle members and friends: 24HOUR

Pre-view the album here.