Seth Rogovoy is a contributing editor at the Forward. He is the author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet (Scribner, 2009) and the forthcoming Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison (Oxford University Press).
Seth Rogovoy
By Seth Rogovoy
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The great silent screen comedian was born in 1895
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There was a surprisingly kosher side to the late artist —even if his idea of paradise involved the consumption of cheeseburgers
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Robert De Niro
Though he's perhaps best known for playing Italian gangsters, the actor has played Jewish characters nearly as often
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Culture How Robbie Robertson learned he was Jewish — and the son of a gangster
The songwriter and lead guitarist for the Band died at 80
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Culture The secret Jewish history of the Grateful Dead
The group, led by Jerry Garcia, inspired 'Jews for Jerry' and 'Blues for Challah.'
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The singer, who died at the age of 56, revered Barbra Streisand and had a 'Jewish period'
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Aldean isn't the first to sing the praises of small towns, just one of the most xenophobic
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The classic 1973 film presents a whitewashed vision of America; its soundtrack was anything but
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