This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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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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Books To play in the orchestra in Auschwitz was a gruesome affair, but it was better than the alternative
Anne Sebba traces the grim history of 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'
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Fast Forward Coldplay welcomed Israeli fans onstage ‘as equal humans.’ Why are some Jewish people mad?
When Chris Martin tried to acknowledge both sides of a bloody war onstage, people called him patronizing
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Fast Forward Kneecap cancels sold-out US tour, one day after clash with Jewish protesters in Paris
The Nous Vivrons collective blew whistles and held signs reading “antisemites out of our festivals” before they were escorted out of the venue
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Fast Forward British music festival apologizes after cutting mics of Irish band that displayed Palestinian flag
The Victorious festival says it is making “a substantial donation” to Palestinian aid after drawing a backlash
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