Smithsonian festival to include Yiddish concert, blintzes and pickling workshops
The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates contemporary cultural traditions from around the world.
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Josh Waletzky’s musical work will be performed in New York on March 26 by leading Yiddish singers
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Culture After outcry from Jewish fans, Taylor Swift adds dates that don’t fall on Shabbat
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Culture At the birthplace of the ballistic missile, a concert for peace
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Power-couple Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday. Lopez is in town to perform a one-night-only concert at Tel Aviv’s famed HaYarkon Park on August 1, a stop on her “It’s My Party” tour, which celebrates her recent 50th birthday, the Jerusalem Post reported. The pop diva and baseball legend…
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The Schmooze Bon Jovi Returns To Israel, BDS Be Damned
They’re literally livin’ on a prayer — legendary rock band Bon Jovi has touched down in the Holy Land. The 80s icons arrived in Israel on Monday afternoon, the Jerusalem Post reported. The band will perform at Tel Aviv’s Ha Yarkon Park on July 25th as one of the final stops on their “This House…
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