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Letter from Tangier: Preserving the music of the Jews of Morocco

I am in Morocco for five months on a Senior Fulbright award from the State Department and the Moroccan government, researching Judeo-Spanish songs from Northern Morocco for their connection to liturgical poetry and kabbalistic practices.

Even Maidelehs Don Pasties

Jewish girl stereotypes get tossed — including one you might have heard about them being prudes — when \”Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad\” makes its West Coast debut this Thursday night at Tangier.

As creator and emcee Susannah Perlman describes it, the variety show features comedy, spoken word, music and burlesque acts that speak to the Jewish condition, performed by women who have appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV and late night television.

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