Abq Jew Wows Focus Groups

NM Jewish Population Study Reports:  Yes, the reports from the multiple Focus Groups engaged with the 2014 New Mexico Jewish Population Study are out.

Here is what the Focus Groups want:

1. A complete Calendar of Jewish Events.

2. An efficient platform for social networking.

3. An end to the "silos" that fragment the community.

Abq Jew Web

Abq Jew Blog

Abq Jew Blog Email

Abq Jew Facebook Page

Abq Jew Twitter Page

Abq Jew App

Exactly what Abq Jew has provided for the past 5 years.

Abq Jew is, generally, happy with the Focus Group reports. Nevertheless - there are three things that would make Abq Jew much, much happier.

1. Knowing that those who participated in the NM Jewish Population Study Focus Groups consistently and favorably mentioned Abq Jew's five-year-long effort on their behalf. They didn't.
2. Knowing that those who conducted the NM Jewish Population Study Focus Groups consistently and favorably mentioned Abq Jew's five-year-long effort on their behalf. They didn't.

And there you have it. No, Abq Jew did not, in fact, wow the Focus Groups.

Oh - that third thing?

Charan-Po-Rantan

HEEB Magazine's Yo Semite describes Charan-Po-Rantan as

A Japanese girl group who play weirdo klezmer mash-ups that sound [like] David Krakauer blowing on a ramen noodle. 

They dress in the kinds of technicolor costumes you expect from a J-Pop duo on the rise, with lead singer Momo Matsunaga usually grasping a stuffed pig while her sister Koharu absolutely slays on accordion. 

And while their songs glide exuberantly across the Judeo-Balkan-Gypsy spectrum, their musical foundation is fundamentally Klezmer.

Wait, Is Japanese Klezmer a Thing Now?

Focus Groups, Shmocus Groups.

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