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

For conductor (and Bard’s president) Leon Botstein, the son of Holocaust survivors, the mission wasn’t only about the past.

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Hulu’s ‘The Honorable Shyne’ documents the Jewish rapper’s beef with Diddy and new life as a politician in Belize

Moses Michael Levi Barrow rediscovered his Jewish roots in prison and moved to Jerusalem for a time after his release.

The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus celebrates its 100th anniversary with a rare Yiddish rendition of ‘Hatikvah’

A concert featuring songs of defiance becomes sadly relevant as Israel enters into a war with Hamas.

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Jewish rappers Beastie Boys honored with Lower East Side street renaming

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‘Can You Dig It?’: New podcast traces how a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop in the Bronx

Kalb, center, leads a crowd of Jewish Deadheads in prayer at Citi Field's Jackie Robinson Rotunda on June 21, 2023. (Courtesy)

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Rabbi leads prayer services for Grateful Dead fans at Citi Field

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Harry Belafonte, singer and civil rights activist who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

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This rabbi and singer-songwriter is in a New York state of mind

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March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music

Christmas Carol Trio

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‘Mercenaries for Jesus’: Christmas is a busy time for Jews who sing in churches

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