This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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Culture How Black music brought me closer to Judaism
In those days in suburban Minneapolis, Jewish felt dorky; Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and John Lee Hooker felt cool
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Fast Forward Following uproar, IDF cantor to perform at Amsterdam Hanukkah concert after all — but not for everyone
The Royal Concert Hall had canceled the performance over the singer’s ties to the Israeli army
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Fast Forward Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall cancels annual Hanukkah concert, citing singer’s IDF ties
Last year marked 10 years since the post-Holocaust revival of Amsterdam’s Hanukkah concert series
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Looking Forward Why does this Jewish music sound so Christian?
Joe Buchanan sets Jewish prayers and ideas into country ballads — an unusual combo
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Music The Newport Folk Festival imagined a more equitable world — can that dream be revived?
Robert Gordon hopes his documentary about Newport will remind artists today about the power of song
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Fast Forward London music festival cancels Israeli DJ following outcry from Ravers for Palestine group
The Origins music festival cancelled the set following “concerns” about the Israeli DJ’s “background"
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Culture Sam Sussman fashions a mother-son love story with a side helping of Bob Dylan
The author's novel has a nearly one-to-one relationship to his real life questions about his heritage.
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Fast Forward Israeli conductor calls for end to Gaza war in London concert: ‘What’s happening now is atrocious’
Meanwhile, a Belgian festival canceled another Israeli conductor’s performance, citing uncertainty over his stance toward the “genocidal regime in Tel Aviv"
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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Yiddish World This Pennsylvania rabbi fuses liberal Judaism with Hasidic Yiddish
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