Seth Rogovoy, a contributing editor at the Forward, is the author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet (Scribner) and Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison (Oxford University Press).
Seth Rogovoy
By Seth Rogovoy
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Culture The Secret Jewish History Of Robert De Niro
Actor Robert De Niro, who turns 75 years old August 17, is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Italian gangsters and assorted crazies in his much lauded, 55-year career in film. An entire subgenre of his work, however, has been devoted to portraying Jewish characters: gangsters and otherwise. Far from being typecast in…
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Theater How Sholem Aleichem Became The Hottest Writer In New York
Who would’ve thought that the hottest tickets in town this summer of 2018 would be for two shows adapting the stories of the great Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem? While both are well-executed and deserving of the mostly rave reviews they’ve received, neither is particularly innovative or cutting-edge from a theatrical standpoint. It would be a…
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Culture The Secret Jewish History Of Buster Keaton
Had it not been for Erik Weisz, the Hungarian-born, Wisconsin-raised son of a rabbi, one of the most influential film artists of all time may have been just an ordinary Joe rather than the extraordinary Buster Keaton, the renowned comic actor, director, and stunt performer widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential…
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Culture Trump Tossed Starburst At Angela Merkel In A Fit Of Pique
Just when you thought the news in the age of Trump couldn’t get any crazier, a report has surfaced that the president used his favorite candy to make a point to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the contentious G7 summit meeting. Trump reportedly slammed two pieces of Starburst candy on the table after the German…
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Music ‘Yiddish Under The Stars’ Turns Central Park Into Fabulous ‘Panoply Of Sounds’
Central Park’s annual SummerStage Festival, typically the domain of Americana artists like Rhiannon Giddens, rap veterans including Public Enemy, indie rock legends such as the Feelies, latter-day folkies like the Indigo Girls, jazz artists including McCoy Tyner and Roy Haynes, and Afropop stars such as King Sunny Adé, took on a decidedly Ashkenazic tinge last…
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Culture The Secret Jewish History Of The World Cup
The World Cup comes around every four years, just like the Olympic Games, except the Olympics are for amateurs. And if you’re an American, chances are you are indifferent at best or totally oblivious at worst about the single thing that, more than any other, unites all humanity. The World Cup is reportedly the most…
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Culture Bruce Lee Was Jewish?
Was Bruce Lee really Jewish? The new Bruce Lee biography, “Bruce Lee: A Life”, comes with a few surprising revelations. Written by Matthew Polly and published on June 5, 2018 by Simon & Schuster “Bruce Lee: A Life” is the monumental new biography of the martial arts film star and cultural icon. Brice Lee was…
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Music The Secret Jewish History Of Jay-Z And Beyoncé
Beyoncé and Jay-Z, the first couple of pop music, kick off their second co-headlining stadium tour — dubbed the On the Run II Tour — on June 6 in Cardiff, Wales (home to about two in five Jews in Wales, or about 800 total). The tour will run through Europe for a month and a…
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