This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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Music The real Lou Reed was a lot funnier than you’d think
The purportedly cantankerous Jewish rocker wanted to be remembered for his sense of humor
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Music Replete with biblical references, Bob Dylan’s latest book showcases the artist’s Jewishness and his brilliance
'The Philosophy of Modern Song' turns out to be more Talmudic than philosophical
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Culture Three months after mass shooting, klezmer band returns to Highland Park
When a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July Parade, a video of people fleeing past the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band went viral
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Books Leonard Cohen’s lost novel shows the artist’s surprisingly vulgar and violent side
The songwriter wrote the novel 'A Ballet of Lepers' in his early 20s, but didn't publish it in his lifetime
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Yiddish World Jewish־Ukrainian singer Kateryna Ostrovska produces album on the immigration experience
The goal of the project was to bring together artists who have family immigration experience to create a “spiritual homeland of the homeless.”
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Culture High Holiday event honors the early 20th century Black female cantor
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon channels Madame Goldye Steiner
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Bruce Springsteen
A streak of religious rebelliousness, struggle and redemption runs through his songs, making them sound a little, well, Jewish
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Culture How a Jewish folk song made it into a chart-topping rap banger
16-year-old producer Aviad Poznansky learned 'Yoel's Niggun' at Jewish summer camp. Now, it's part of rapper JID's newest hit, 'Dance Now.'
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