music

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall decades after the Holocaust

A cantor from New York who works in tech is behind the recent revival of a holiday tradition that the Nazis had halted for 70 years.

The Yiddish song that kicked off the Swing Era is due for a comeback

“Bei Mir Bist du Schön” (“To Me You Are Beautiful”) far transcended its Jewish roots.

How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans

“Eli, Eli” describes a Jewish person’s persecution because of her faith, but was later embraced by Black artists drawn to the somber melody and feelings of despair and oppression evoked by the lyrics.

Culture

13 Jewish facts about ‘Hamilton’ that will make you smile

Culture

Israeli musician DOV is telling queer stories through gentle electronica

Culture

Orthodox rapper Nissim Black reintroduces himself to the world

Spotify to remove playlist titles about Jews and the Holocaust

The site of the crash of the airplane of Jonathan Goldstein, his wife and daughter, in Switzerland on Aug. 25, 2019. (Swiss Police)

Global

British-Jewish composer and saxophonist wife killed with their infant daughter in plane crash

Culture

Meet Iris, the Jewish Icelandic singer with the voice of an actual angel

Culture

Spotify’s Jewish music makes me feel like a kid again

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