Remembering Ozzy Osbourne’s Jewish vow renewal
The Prince of Darkness was reluctant to have a rabbi officiate — until he was offered wine
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How the Yiddish ‘poet of the people’ wrote more than 500 songs yet struggled to be heard
Arriving in America in the 1890's, Shloime “Solomon” Smulewitz became the epitome of the 'Wandering Jew'
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Can 6 hours of Billy Joel turn critics into believers?
The HBO doc ‘And So it Goes’ makes the case for the Piano Man’s ongoing angst
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‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew.’ Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history
The singer-songwriter speaks in depth about antisemitism in new HBO documentary 'And So It Goes'
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Anyone who tells you that you shouldn’t meet your heroes never met Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule was a Queer Jewish icon, a born entertainer, my mentor and my friend
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Sly Stone was one of the funkiest performers on the planet — so why did he record this schmaltzy Doris Day tune?
'Que Sera Sera' by the Jewish songwriting duo Livingston and Evans was an anomaly in Sly Stone's catalog
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Why you’re hearing ‘Hatikvah’ everywhere — or are you?
A number of songs sound similar to 'Hatikvah' — including one in a new movie from China.
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Jill Sobule was as much a Jewish icon as a queer one
The late singer-songwriter’s music broached antisemitism, Nazi-fighting and Jesus’ dreidel-spinning
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After decades of waiting, we’re finally getting a Bob Dylan-Barbra Streisand duet
The two legends will join in song for Babs’ new album of duets
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Even the Holocaust could not silence the music of these composers
The recovered voices movement aims to preserve the work of persecuted artists like Viktor Ullmann and Mieczyslaw Weinberg
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How Janis Ian’s Jewish heritage inspired some of her greatest hits
A new documentary on the singer's life shows the relationship between her faith, her activism, and her songwriting.
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