Music: Israeli & Jewish Music
Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor And Yiddish Theater Scion, To Receive Kennedy Center Honor
Thomas, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, is the grandson of Yiddish Theater great Boris Thomashefsky.
WATCH: The Musical Legacy Of Velvel Pasternak
A selection of songs associated with the great ethnomusicologist Velvel Pasternak.
Woody Guthrie’s Jewish Soul And The Tale Of A Tulsa Tallis
A tallis? In Woody Guthrie’s Tulsa of all places?
Velvel Pasternak, Champion Of Traditional Jewish Music, Dies At 86
Velvel Pasternak, the publisher, scholar and nonpareil Jewish music historian primarily known for his expertise on the music of Hasidism, has died.
WATCH: How To Make A Czernowitzer Challah
At the turn of the 20th century, Czernowitz was known as the Vienna of Eastern Europe and even hosted the first-ever Yiddish-language conference
The Secret Jewish History Of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue
Dylan is far from the only Jewish thing in Martin Scorsese’s documentary about the seminal 1975 tour.
In Leonard Cohen’s Letters, A Window Into His Life And Work
Over 50 letters that Cohen sent to Marianne Ihlen, his one-time lover and early muse, will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York starting June 5.
Why The Rock ‘N’ Roll Faithful Are Flocking to The Met
Ancient wine vessels and modern guitars are both implements of Dionysian revelry, even if they’re separated by over 2,000 years of history.
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 Astronomical Force And Zen Cool Of Leonard Cohen
Even in his most harebrained projects, Cohen couldn’t help being cool.
WATCH: That Time Leonard Cohen Was On ‘Miami Vice’
Leonard Cohen appeared on the 1986 ‘Miami Vice’ episode ‘French Twist’ speaking, you guessed it, French.
