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An album cover features the fig tree, a native plant signifying the security of home; the keys, a symbol and instrument of return; the fishnet pattern (found in the keffiyeh), a connection to the sea; water, source of life, in the droplets and waves; the stars, witnesses over us all; and the shofar, used as a wake-up call.

A new collection of Yiddish songs casts Israel as the ‘evildoer’ in Gaza

“Lider mit Palestine” draws on Jewish music traditions to express solidarity with the Palestinians and opposition to the war.

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A photo of regina spektor in a purple dress playing a piano and singing into a mic.

Regina Spektor responds to pro-Palestinian protester at concert: ‘You’re just yelling at a Jew’

“I’m being othered here, and it sucks,” Spektor said following the confrontation with audience members.

Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97

The song, commissioned by Garrison Keillor in 1990, was one of the first popular tunes about a Jewish holiday.

Why Bard College’s orchestra performed Mendelssohn at the site of Hitler’s Nuremberg rallies

A photo of Billy Porter.

Billy Porter sparks controversy while promoting his ‘Cabaret’ cast: ‘Black people have replaced the Jews’

11 fascinating facts about Emma Lazarus, the Jewish writer who gave voice to the Statue of Liberty

Meet the Jewish architects who designed NYC’s iconic art deco buildings

Connie Francis, 20th-century star turned TikTok sensation, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960

Walter Zev Feldman sits in front of a bookcase

He kicked off the 1970s klezmer revival. Now, he’s paying tribute to New York’s vast global music scene.

Legendary ‘King of Comedy’ Jerry Lewis placed a weekly Jewish deli order, his son recalls

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