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Yair Keydar, the Son of a Cantor, Wowed Everyone on Netflix’s ‘Star Search’

JL;DR SUMMARY Yair Keydar, a 12-year-old singing prodigy and son of cantor Magda Fishman, captured audiences' hearts on Netflix’s Star Search. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yair KeydarDrag: The MusicalSteven SchwartzNetflix Star SearchMusic JuniorsMagda FishmanBroadway PerformanceSomewhere Over The RainbowChrissy TeigenHebrew And Yiddish Performance

Places mentioned

West Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"Yair Keydar may not be part of the finale of Netflixs Star Search reboot, but the 12-year-old son of Magda Fishman, a senior cantor at Bnai Torah Congregation in West Boca Raton, is a winner in our eyes."
Parkland, Florida, United States
"Keydar, who grew up all over in California, Long Island, Connecticut and now Parkland, Florida started performing with his musical mother."
New York City, New York, United States
"The two even performed the Yiddish favorite Chiribim, Chiribom at New Yorks NYC sing Yiddish! Summer event back in 2023:"

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