Shalhevet Student Danielle Finn Proudly Displays Her Judaism on “American Idol”
Kylie Ora Lobell
March 1, 2022
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Music
A British Israeli Composer Creates Music for the Queen
Toby Klein Greenwald
February 17, 2022
Her latest compositions have gained attention throughout the world.
Jewish Women’s Repertory Company Creates Songs from Home
Debra L. Eckerling
January 19, 2022
JWRC, which Margy Horowitz and Linda Freedman founded in February 2005, offers Jewish women opportunities to sing, dance and act for all-female audiences. In non-COVID-times they produce one full-length musical and one cabaret show each year.
Musician Ariel Pink Talks About Getting Canceled
Kylie Ora Lobell
January 13, 2022
During a highly heated time – where someone simply stating they voted for President Trump might get them labeled as a racist – Pink got swept up in the hysteria and was subsequently canceled.
Gene Simmons on Boycott of Australia Festival Over Israeli Sponsorship: “Leave Young Talented People Alone”
Aaron Bandler
January 10, 2022
“The arts should be free of political pressure. It’s a simple idea: I’m not curtailing your point of view, I just want you to stop bothering young people who are talented who have nothing to do with politics.”
From Tragedy Came a Music Festival Now in its 25th Year
Brian Fishbach
January 4, 2022
The festival serves to encourage children to take up music, participate in a competition and give them the exciting opportunity to perform for enthusiastic audiences at majestic theaters.
Jewish and Arab Women’s Choir Shows How Music Builds Bridges
Brian Fishbach
November 23, 2021
Although they’ve performed predominantly cover songs since their inception in 2008, Rana Choir just released an original collaboration with Los Angeles-based indie pop band Distant Cousins.
Meet the Jewish Brothers Who Started an Annual Punk Rock Convention
Brian Fishbach
September 23, 2021
It started with about 200 punk musicians and fans in a bowling tournament and evolved into the enormity that it is today. By 2011, the festival had migrated to downtown Las Vegas, where approximately 15,000 fans come annually from all over the world to attend.
Barbra Streisand Sets Another Record: A Top 20 Album in Every Decade Since the 1960s
Ben Sales, JTA
August 22, 2021
Barbra Streisand has become the only woman to record a top 20 album on the Billboard charts in every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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