For Mother’s Day — 9 Great Versions Of ‘My Yiddishe Mame’
Here are 9 takes on ‘My Yiddishe Mame’ that you have to listen to.
The Secret Jewish History Of “Rock Around The Clock”
“Rock Around the Clock” was credited to two Philadelphia-born Jewish songwriters, each the son of immigrants.
When Kurt Cobain Spoke Yiddish
Buddy Arnold exposed Cobain, born and raised in Aberdeen, Washington, to Yiddish.
The Secret Jewish History of Tax Day
Turns out the idea of taxes is as old as the Torah. Seth Rogovoy traces its history from Abraham to the American Civil War.
The Secret Jewish History Of Baseball’s Opening Day
The final sentence of the Seder — “Next year in Jerusalem” — is a lot like baseball’s ritualized consolation: “Wait till next year.”
The Secret Jewish History of Olivia Newton-John
Newton-John’s grandfather was Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born, a founder of quantum mechanics and a longtime friend of Albert Einstein
The Secret Jewish History Of Hawaii
Hawaii became a state 60 years ago. Is there anything Jewish about that?
The Secret Jewish History Of Captain And Tennille
Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield wrote Captain and Tennille’s hit “Love Will Keep Us Together.”
The Secret Jewish History Of Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelt even kept two Jewish menorahs on display at his 95-acre estate on the North Shore of Long Island, Sagamore Hill
Klezmer Revivalists Hail The Lords Of The ‘Tanz!’
30 years after it flopper, klezmer revivalists began circulating old copies of “Tanz!”, which had long since been deleted from Columbia’s catalog.
