The festival began as a memorial for Leuchter 's father , Emil Leuchter , a bass player who performed in the 1970s with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach , the Diaspora Yeshiva Band , and other local groups .
Yehuda Leuchter 's grandparents lived there in the 1940s .
The festival began as a memorial for Yehuda Leuchter 's father , Emil Leuchter , a bass player who performed in the 1970s with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach , the Diaspora Yeshiva Band , and other local groups .
Yehuda Leuchter 's grandparents lived there in the 1940s .