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This Jewish Punk Heroine Died Tragically Young

The early ‘80s were an exciting time in New York’s music scene, and a young Jewish woman stood at the center of it all. Ruth Polsky was a prominent club promoter on the vanguard of the coolest new post-punk and New Wave music, introducing America to legendary bands like The Smiths and New Order at some […]

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Jewish Founding Member

Before the Red Hot Chili Peppers made it big with hits like “Under The Bridge” and “Give It Away,” they were playing Los Angeles dive bars to a devoted local fan base. And their guitarist was Hillel Slovak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Af9L0M4C8 He was born in Haifa, Israel and moved to the U.S. with his family when he […]

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Drugs and Strippers Under God

Polish Bar, a recent movie starring Judd Hirsch, Meat Loaf, and Richard Belzer (the Law and Order guy) is packed with the drama of what the filmmakers call Chicago’s “ludicrous underbelly”: money, drugs, sex, religion, bar fights, thievery, family schisms. It’s emotionally disturbing—and hard to look away. Reuben, played by Vincent Piazza, is a troubled yet well-intentioned guy who works in […]

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