This is a story of how my friendship with the poet Hava Pinhas-Cohen, some of whose poetry I have translated for this paper, intersected with my theater work.
Lewis has dedicated decades to the Beatles and to immortalizing Brian Epstein.
This year’s festival will feature eight Jewish musicians, including three from Israel
“Music is something that I believe can truly change the world.”
One throughline of his career is that Broza has consistently promoted peace and understanding with his music.
Sella (born Orion Stone) channeled his grief into music to amplify the voices of hostage families.
For the past seven months, he’s used his significant platform to defend Israel while denouncing those who’ve attempted to censor pro-Israel, pro-peace voices like his.
After enduring a week of protests, Israel’s Eden Golan took fifth place at Eurovision in Sweden. Israel was the top vote-getter from fans from 14 different countries.
Amid backlash on Israel’s participation in Europe’s biggest music competition, the 20 year-old singer has garnered enough votes to qualify for the final round with her song “Hurricane.” If she wins on Saturday, May 11, she’d become Israel’s fifth Eurovision champion.
On May 8, Matisyahu will be performing an acoustic concert, “A Night of Resilience,” in Beverly Hills.
