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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In a pair of classic films, the great American actor played a 'righteous Gentile'
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Not everyone knows that one of the group's founding members was a kid named Dennis Marks
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Culture Kate Bush’s 9 most Jewish songs
The artist’s late-career resurgence courtesy of ‘Stranger Things’ prompts us to investigate her Jewish song catalog
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Prince
Fun fact: Half of the band on the artist's legendary 'Purple Rain' album were Jewish
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Though the stand-up comic opposed all religions, he followed in the tradition of Amos, Isaiah and Jeremiah
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Culture On The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ a minyan of notable Jews
55 years ago, the band’s seminal album appeared, and Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan and Albert Einstein were among those on the cover
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Culture For Bob Dylan’s 82nd birthday, his 10 most Jewish songs
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In honor of guitarist Pete Townshend's 77th birthday, we return to investigate the band's surprising Jewish resonances.
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