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Fast Forward Dave Matthews pushes back on claims his criticism of Israel is antisemitic
Speaking at a North Carolina concert, Matthews said his rhetoric should not be “twisted into anybody thinking that I am bigoted or antisemitic.”
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Culture In celebration of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, a very Jewish song
'What a Wonderful World,' immortalized by Louis Armstrong and heard at Attenborough's centenary, has a particularly Jewish history
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Culture The Israeli song that almost won Eurovision was about far more than the breakup of a love affair
Sung by Noam Bettan, 'Michelle' is a tribute to Jewish multilingualism with a message for the entire world
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Music He may be country music royalty, but his heart belongs to Leonard Cohen
On his newest release, country legend Rodney Crowell pays tribute to Montreal's 'rabbi poet, Buddhist monk, and sage'
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Books New book details the long and winding road trod by the Beatles and Bob Dylan
'Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other – and the World' examines the overlap between genre-defining musicians
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Fast Forward Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas says Zionists ‘talk like Black people during slavery’
Casablancas made the comment on the web series SubwayTakes, whose host Kareem Rahma said he agreed
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Culture A moving tribute to Soviet Jewry, with uncomfortable contemporary echoes
Yiddish Glory's follow-up to its Grammy-nominated debut album holds up a mirror to our own age
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Music An 82-year-old Jewish recording legend on his film directing debut: ‘I could have been good at this’
in 'Heart & Soul,' Kenny Vance pays tribute to the doo-wop legends who inspired his career
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